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clonus
cloot
clootie dumpling
clop
cloque
close (1)
close (2)
close call
close company
close corporation
close-cropped
close down
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close-grained
close harmony
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close company
close com·pa·ny (plural close com·pa·nies)


noun 
Definition:
 
U.K. privately owned company: a company that is controlled by its directors
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