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Closed   /kloʊzd/   Listen
Closed

adjective
1.
Not open or affording passage or access.  "Our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains"
2.
(set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints.
3.
Not open.  Synonyms: shut, unopen.
4.
Used especially of mouth or eyes.  Synonym: shut.  "His eyes were shut against the sunlight"
5.
Requiring union membership.
6.
With shutters closed.
7.
Not open to the general public.
8.
Not having an open mind.  Synonym: unsympathetic.
9.
Blocked against entry.  Synonym: closed in.



Close

verb
(past & past part. closed; pres. part. closing)
1.
Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut.  Synonym: shut.  "Shut the window"
2.
Become closed.  Synonym: shut.
3.
Cease to operate or cause to cease operating.  Synonyms: close down, close up, fold, shut down.  "My business closes every night at 8 P.M." , "Close up the shop"
4.
Finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.).
5.
Come to a close.  Synonym: conclude.
6.
Complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement.  "They closed the deal on the building"
7.
Be priced or listed when trading stops.  "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"
8.
Engage at close quarters.
9.
Cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop.
10.
Change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact.
11.
Come together, as if in an embrace.  Synonym: come together.
12.
Draw near.
13.
Bring together all the elements or parts of.
14.
Bar access to.
15.
Fill or stop up.  Synonym: fill up.
16.
Unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of.  Synonym: close up.  "Close a wound" , "Close a book" , "Close up an umbrella"
17.
Finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead.



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"Closed" Quotes from Famous Books



... ill from the jostling of the cars to notice much of anything on the journey. The dizzy scenes whirling past made him faint, and he was glad to lie with closed eyes. He imagined that his little sister in her pink calico frock and bare feet (as he remembered her) would be at the station to meet him. "Oh, Lu!" she would call from some hiding-place, and he would go and ...
— A Mountain Woman and Others • (AKA Elia Wilkinson) Elia W. Peattie

... and the words, seemed intended to lull the soul into a forgetfulness of all beside, and fill it only with soft ideas:—it had at least this effect upon the lady, who had closed her eyes, and was in reality lost to every other sense than that of hearing.—Natura, either was, or pretended to be, equally transported, and sunk insensibly upon her bosom, without any opposition ...
— Life's Progress Through The Passions - Or, The Adventures of Natura • Eliza Fowler Haywood

... miniature, the head of which protrudes, while the body is covered with tissue, but is readily traced with the finger. Further back is the urethra, or water passage, which is one and a half inches long. Next is the vagina. When closed, its mucous lining is folded in upon itself, and requires dilating in order to be cleansed and to apply remedies. On the vagina rests the hollow, pear-shaped womb, the small end of which protrudes ...
— The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English • R. V. Pierce

... way back to the cabin, entered, closed the door, and leaned against it. Scotty looked up, and was on his feet ...
— The Flying Stingaree • Harold Leland Goodwin

... festoons, and being then in full blossom, filled the whole garden with their sweet smell, and this, mingled with the odours of the other flowers, made so sweet a perfume that they seemed to be in the spicy gardens of the East. The sides of the walks were almost closed with red and white roses and with jessamine so that they gave sweet odours and shade not only in the morning but when the sun was high, so that one might walk there all day without fear. What flowers there were there how various and ...
— Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa • Edward Hutton


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