a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"
characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"
of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"
marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"
rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures"
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"
close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"
inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"
crowded; "close quarters"
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"
used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut"
fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit"
confined to specific persons; "a close secret"
strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody"
of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"
in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"
become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"
fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"
bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"
draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"
come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"
finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymentng"; "it was apparent that the magazine was in trouble"; "found themselves in a bad way financially"
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"