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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not open
Example:
the door slammed shut
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Also:
closed (not open or affording passage or access)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not open or affording passage or access
Example:
our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains
Classified under:
Similar:
blocked (closed to traffic)
drawn (having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut)
stoppered ((of a container) having a stopper in the opening)
nonopening (not open; not opening)
Also:
obstructed (shut off to passage or view or hindered from action)
closed; shut; unopen (not open)
sealed (closed or secured with or as if with a seal)
Antonym:
open (affording free passage or access)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Used especially of mouth or eyes
Example:
his eyes were shut against the sunlight
Synonyms:
closed; shut
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
squinched; squinting (having eyes half closed in order to see better)
compressed; tight (pressed tightly together)
blinking; winking (closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly)
Antonym:
open (used of mouth or eyes)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Blocked against entry
Example:
a closed porch
Synonyms:
closed; closed in
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Adjectives
Similar:
enclosed (closed in or surrounded or included within)
Sense 5
Meaning:
(set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints
Classified under:
Adjectives
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Antonym:
open ((set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Not having an open mind
Example:
a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas
Synonyms:
closed; unsympathetic
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Adjectives
Similar:
unreceptive (not receptive)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Not open to the general public
Example:
a closed meeting
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Adjectives
Similar:
restricted (subject to restriction or subjected to restriction)
Sense 8
Meaning:
With shutters closed
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
shuttered (provided with shutters or shutters as specified; often used in combination)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Requiring union membership
Example:
a closed shop
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Adjectives
Similar:
union (of trade unions)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb close
Context examples:
"We are not limited to binary configurations, such as a grabber being either open or closed," says Jessica Liu, first author of the paper and a Ph.D. student at NC State.
(Technique uses magnets, light to control and reconfigure soft robots, National Science Foundation)
The study began recruiting participants in April 1992 and closed enrollment in September 1997.
(Breast Cancer Prevention Trial, NCI Thesaurus)
It was quarter-past ten when she closed her book, fastened the shutters, and retired.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Surgical removal of the lower part of the stomach with end-to-end anastomosis of the remaining segment of the stomach with the jejunum; in this procedure the duodenum is closed off.
(Billroth II Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)
The team found that the predominant form of Env is the closed or ground state.
(The Structure and Dynamics of HIV Surface Spikes, NIH)
Residents were told to stay off the roads and businesses and ferries were closed to make way for vaccination teams.
(Samoan government temporarily shuts down for nationwide measles vaccination drive, Wikinews)
His first glance was for Buck, over whose limp and apparently lifeless body Nig was setting up a howl, while Skeet was licking the wet face and closed eyes.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
The children had 20 minutes to play in the room together with the door closed.
(Better Not to Show Kids Movies with Guns, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
About 700 residents were evacuated to centers set up at the nearby town of Bega and several schools in affected areas were closed on Monday.
(Australian Wildfires Destroy Homes, Kill Cattle as Hundreds of People Flee, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The door closed, but opened again.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
