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closed

Adjective

∙ Sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not open
∙ Not operating or conducting trade of a store or business
∙ Not public.
∙ Having an open complement. topology, of a set
∙ Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it. mathematics, of a set
∙ Lacking a free variable. mathematics, logic, of a formula
∙ Whose first and last vertices are the same. graph theory, of a walk

Verb

close

Verb

∙ To remove a gap. physical
- ∙ To obstruct (an opening).
- ∙ To move so that an opening is closed.
- ∙ To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.
- ∙ To grapple; to engage in close combat.
∙ To finish, to terminate. social
- ∙ To put an end to; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to consummate.
- ∙ To come to an end.
- ∙ To make a sale. marketing
- ∙ To make the final outs, usually three, of a game. baseball, pitching
- ∙ To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc. figuratively, computing
∙ To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
∙ To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon. surveying

Noun

Adjective

∙ Closed, shut. now rare
∙ Narrow; confined.
∙ At a little distance; near.
∙ Intimate; well-loved.
- ∙ Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held. law
∙ Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
∙ Hot, humid, with no wind. Ireland, England, Scotland, weather
∙ Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate. linguistics, phonetics, of a vowel
∙ Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
∙ Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden. obsolete
∙ Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.
∙ Short.
∙ Dense; solid; compact. archaic
∙ Concise; to the point. archaic
∙ Difficult to obtain. dated
∙ Parsimonious; stingy. dated
∙ Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.
∙ Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.
∙ Marked, evident.

Noun

∙ An enclosed field. now rare
∙ A street that ends in a dead end. Britain
∙ A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor. Scotland
∙ The common staircase in a tenement. Scotland
∙ A cathedral close.
∙ The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed. law

English Dictionary

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