[
  {
    "word": "close",
    "phonetic": "/kl\u0259\u028az/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/kl\u0259\u028az/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/klo\u028az/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/close-1-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=180112",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "An end or conclusion.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A grapple in wrestling.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A double bar marking the end.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(travel) The time when checkin staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "end",
          "finale"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "beginning",
          "start"
        ]
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "(physical) To remove a gap.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(social) To finish, to terminate.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "narrow",
          "shut",
          "close off",
          "close up",
          "cover",
          "shut",
          "shut off",
          "close down",
          "end",
          "finish",
          "terminate",
          "wind up",
          "close out",
          "exit"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "extend",
          "widen",
          "open",
          "open",
          "begin",
          "commence",
          "initiate",
          "start",
          "open",
          "start"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/close"
    ]
  },
  {
    "word": "close",
    "phonetic": "/kl\u0259\u028as/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/kl\u0259\u028as/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/close-2-uk.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9014335",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY 3.0 US",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us"
        }
      },
      {
        "text": "/klo\u028as/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/close-2-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=180111",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "(chiefly Yorkshire) An enclosed field.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The common staircase in a tenement.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A cathedral close.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "cul-de-sac"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Closed, shut.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Narrow; confined.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a close alley; close quarters"
          },
          {
            "definition": "At a little distance; near.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Is your house close?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Intimate; well-loved.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He is a close friend."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(Ireland, England, Scotland) Hot, humid, with no wind.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Strictly confined; carefully guarded.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a close prisoner"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a close contest"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Short.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to cut grass or hair close"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Dense; solid; compact.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Concise; to the point.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "close reasoning"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Difficult to obtain.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Money is close."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Parsimonious; stingy.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a close translation"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The patient was kept under close observation."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Marked, evident.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "high",
          "close by",
          "near",
          "nearby",
          "muggy",
          "oppressive",
          "intimate"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "open",
          "distant",
          "far",
          "far off",
          "faraway",
          "remote",
          "aloof",
          "cool",
          "distant"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/close"
    ]
  }
]