Close - means: very near (close race) or intimate (close friend)Near - means: closely related (near neighbors) or narrow margin ( a near victory)
The noun form of the verb to near is the gerund, nearing.
The noun form of the adjective near is nearness.
to be close by or near
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The opposite of the word far is near because if something is far away, it is not near. Another antonym is close, or nearby.
The adjective words should be hyphenated : near-death experience.
antonym: near, close
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(they long to be) Close To you by the Carpenters
Near refers to place meaning not far away, but close; nearly (adverb) means almost.
Male dogs have a penis near their bellybutton, in the middle of their belly. Female dogs have their genitalia between their hind legs, near their anal opening. well... you look under it if you catch my drift....
to be close by or near
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The gravitational force between the Earth and the atmosphere holds the atmosphere close, just like it holds you close to the Earth. (ground)
close as in close the door ---- shut close as in she is standing close to me ---- near
The homograph of "close" is "close." It can mean physically near or to shut something.
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