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Closed

//kləʊzd// adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.; Made impassable. not-comparable

    "A closed and locked door prevented my escape."

  2. 2
    Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.; Sealed or covered. not-comparable

    "Her eyes were tightly closed."

  3. 3
    Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.; Physically drawn together, folded or contracted. not-comparable

    "A book lay closed on the table."

  4. 4
    Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.; In a position preventing fluid from flowing. not-comparable
  5. 5
    Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.; Not available for use or operation. not-comparable

    "Phone lines are now closed."

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  1. 6
    Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.; Not operating or conducting trade. not-comparable

    "Banks are closed on bank holidays."

  2. 7
    Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.; Not allowing entrance to visitors or the public. not-comparable

    "The museum is closed for the Christmas holidays."

  3. 8
    Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.; Not receptive. not-comparable

    "He is closed to new ideas."

  4. 9
    Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.; Not public. not-comparable

    "closed source  a closed committee  The bill is being considered by the committee in closed session."

  5. 10
    Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.; Of a competition or tournament: with the competitors restricted to a specific group, such as professionals, amateurs, members or residents. not-comparable
  6. 11
    Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.; Not in current use; not connected to as a resource. not-comparable, usually

    "Make sure that all files are closed before you switch off the computer."

  7. 12
    Completed, finalised.; Settled; decided or determined; withdrawn from consideration. not-comparable

    "This subject is now closed."

  8. 13
    Completed, finalised.; Having one end joined to the other, forming a completed loop. not-comparable

    "a closed curve, a closed circuit"

  9. 14
    Completed, finalised.; In a position allowing electricity to flow. not-comparable
  10. 15
    Completed, finalised.; Whose first and last vertices are the same, forming a closed loop. not-comparable
  11. 16
    Having an open complement. not-comparable
  12. 17
    Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it. not-comparable

    "The set of integers is closed under addition: #92;forallx,y#92;in#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;#92;,x#43;y#92;in#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;."

  13. 18
    Lacking a free variable. not-comparable
  14. 19
    Lacking endpoints. For parametric curves, with the same image for the ends of the domain. not-comparable
  15. 20
    Lacking a boundary. not-comparable
  16. 21
    Formed by closing the mouth and nose passages completely, like the consonants /t/, /d/, and /p/. not-comparable
  17. 22
    Having the sound cut off sharply by a following consonant, like the /ɪ/ in pin. not-comparable
  18. 23
    Having component words joined together without spaces or hyphens; for example, timeslot as opposed to time slot or time-slot. not-comparable
  19. 24
    Synonym of close. not-comparable
  20. 25
    Of a club, bat or other hitting implement; angled downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight. especially, not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    not open wordnet
  2. 2
    not open or affording passage or access wordnet
  3. 3
    used especially of mouth or eyes wordnet
  4. 4
    blocked against entry wordnet
  5. 5
    (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints wordnet
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  1. 6
    not having an open mind wordnet
  2. 7
    not open to the general public wordnet
  3. 8
    with shutters closed wordnet
  4. 9
    requiring union membership wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of close form-of, participle, past

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