Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective arranged close together; ;
close-set teeth.
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- adjective
set close together
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective set close together
- adjective set close together
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Examples
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He has a round, prominent forehead and close-set eyes.
David Walker, the prophet of deficit doom, and his sermon to save America 2011
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Frank had the close-set eyes and straight nose of his Bohemian ancestors and, by his late teens, a hardened face.
The Sins of Brother Curtis Lisa Davis 2011
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And now, his huge gaunt form more erect than it had been for years, with a glinting of blue fires in his small and close-set eyes, he was lifting his ancient chant again.
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He has a round, prominent forehead and close-set eyes.
David Walker, the prophet of deficit doom, and his sermon to save America 2011
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He has a round, prominent forehead and close-set eyes.
David Walker, the prophet of deficit doom, and his sermon to save America 2011
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Click! past the grocery and Click! past the corner and Click! only feet from the sidewalk where children are chasing each other from between close-set houses and Click!
Stop-Motion Imagery Susan Gibb 2011
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Frank had the close-set eyes and straight nose of his Bohemian ancestors and, by his late teens, a hardened face.
The Sins of Brother Curtis Lisa Davis 2011
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The study, published in the April 2002 issue of the journal Archives of Dermatology, suggested one reason is due to a larger area of close-set sweat glands in men's armpits.
Out, Out, Pesky Sweat Stains Ray A. Smith 2011
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He has a round, prominent forehead and close-set eyes.
David Walker, the prophet of deficit doom, and his sermon to save America 2011
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On Saturday, April first, the moon lit the way to Paul's house, - and April floated up the street lined with close-set houses, wearing cucumber perfume, carrying a box of condoms and jell in her jacket pocket.
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