Closest

//ˈkləʊ.sɪst// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    second-person singular simple present indicative of close archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Adjective
  1. 1
    superlative form of close: most close. form-of, superlative

    "In sober seriousness, there is more poetry than truth in the sweet poem of Allan Cunningham—the Town and Country Child: witness the cheerful voices of the rosy faces to be met with in the smallest street and closest alley in London;..."

Adverb
  1. 1
    (superlative of ‘near’ or ‘close’) within the shortest distance wordnet

Synonyms

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adjacentimmediatenearestnextnighestpresent

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"Please tell me the closest station to your office."

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