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soft-close

soft-close adjective: of a drawer, door, etc., that has a mechanism which slows down movement when closing in order to avoid slamming.

Adjective

soft-close (not comparable)

  1. Of a drawer, door, etc., that has a mechanism which slows down movement when closing in order to avoid slamming.

Questions about soft-close

What does soft-close mean?
Soft-close means of a drawer, door, etc., that has a mechanism which slows down movement when closing in order to avoid slamming.
What part of speech is soft-close?
Soft-close is an adjective.

Words near soft-close in the dictionary

  1. soft-blocking
  2. soft-blocks
  3. soft-boiled
  4. soft-brick
  5. soft-cancel
  6. soft-close
  7. Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier
  8. Soft-coated Wheaten Terriers
  9. soft-core
  10. soft-delete
  11. soft-dotted

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