Definitions for closest
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Princeton's WordNet(2.20 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. nearest, nighest, closest(adverb)

   (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance

   "that was the time he came nearest to death"

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1. closest(Adjective)

   superlative form of close : most close.

   The closest affinities of the Jubulaceae are with the Lejeuneaceae. The two families share in common: elaters usually 1-spiral, trumpet-shaped and fixed to the capsule valves, distally

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1. closets

How to pronounce closest?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of closest in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of closest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of closest in a Sentence

1. President Donald Trump:

   The closest would be that gentleman right up there.

2. John F. Welch:

   We know where most of the creativity, the innovation, the stuff that drives productivity lies--in the minds of those closest to the work. It's been there in front of our noses all along while we've been running around chasing robots and reading books on how to become Japanese--or at least manage like them.

3. Beverley Mitchell:

   Im closest with( Jessica Biel), I think we had a very special relationship, growing up in that same world, so weve always stayed in a very tight-knit relationship, jessica Biel is one of my rocks and my dearest friends -- more than a friend, shes like a sister.

4. Ben Sasse:

   This is dumb. Europe, Canada, and Mexico are not China, and you don't treat allies the same way you treat opponents. We've been down this road before -- blanket protectionism is a big part of why America had a Great Depression. ' Make America Great Again' shouldn't mean' Make America 1929 Again,' bad news that @POTUS has decided to impose taxes on American consumers buying steel and aluminum from our closest allies -- Canada, the EU, and Mexico( with whom we run a trade surplus on steel). In addition to higher prices, these tariffs invite retaliation.

5. Kurt Busch:

   We led a lot of laps. We were up front a lot. But when I was out front, he could keep the closest distance to me, that kind of worried me for a finish like that in the long run.

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