On a Mac, can I close windows from the dock?

Question

It is such a pain to open the window from the dock, just so I can close it. Surely there is a way to close it without opening it, and I am just missing the trick. Any help appreciated.

Answer 1

If you're trying to quit an application, all you have to do if hover over the icon with the mouse, right click then click quit.

But if you're trying to close a minimized window of an application, there's isn't a way to do it that I'm aware of without bringing back the windows from minimized.