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close as wax

close as wax adjective: miserly, tight, or secretive.

Adjective

close as wax (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, simile) miserly, tight, or secretive

Questions about close as wax

What does close as wax mean?
Close as wax means miserly, tight, or secretive.
What part of speech is close as wax?
Close as wax is an adjective.

Words near close as wax in the dictionary

  1. closable
  2. closant
  3. closantel
  4. closants
  5. close
  6. close as wax
  7. close at hand
  8. close borough
  9. close boroughs
  10. close but no cigar
  11. close by

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