Nearby Words
mum the word [muhm]
Main Entry:
close [v. klohz; adj., adv. klohs or, for 51, klohz; n. klohz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, klohs for 61, 62, 66]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: secret, reserved
Synonyms: buttoning one's lip, buttoning up, clamming up, close-lipped, closemouthed, hidden, hush-hush, mum's the word, on the Q. T., private, reticent, retired, secluded, secretive, silent, taciturn, tight chops, tight-lipped, uncommunicative, unforthcoming, zipping one's lips
Antonyms: open, unreserved
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