Definitions for closed

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closed closed

Spelling: [klohzd]

IPA: /kloʊzd/

Closed is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 145 anagrams from letters in closed (cdelos).

Definitions for closed

noun

1. the act of closing.
2. the end or conclusion:
3. an enclosed place or enclosure, especially one about or beside a cathedral or other building.
4. any piece of land held as private property.
5. complimentary close.
6. Music. cadence (def 7).
7. Stock Exchange. the closing price on a stock. the closing prices on an exchange market.
8. Scot. a narrow entry or alley terminating in a dead end. a courtyard enclosed except for one narrow entrance.
9. Archaic. a junction; union.
10. Obsolete. a close encounter; a grapple:

Idioms

1. close ranks, to unite forces, especially by overlooking petty differences, in order to deal with an adverse or challenging situation; to join together in a show of unity, especially to the public:
2. close to the wind, Nautical. in a direction nearly opposite to that from which the wind is coming:
3. close up, from close range; in a detailed manner; intimately. Nautical. fully raised; at the top of the halyard: Compare dip1 (def 37).

adverb

1. in a close manner; closely.
2. near; close by.
3. Heraldry. immediately behind the ears, so as to show no neck:

adjective

1. having or forming a boundary or barrier:
2. brought to a close; concluded:
3. not public; restricted; exclusive:
4. not open to new ideas or arguments.
5. self-contained; independent or self-sufficient:
6. Phonetics. (of a syllable) ending with a consonant or a consonant cluster, as has, hasp. Compare open (def 35b).
7. Linguistics. (of a class of items) limited in membership and not readily expanded to include new items, as the class of inflectional affixes, articles, pronouns, or auxiliaries (opposed to open).
8. Hunting, Angling. restricted as to the kind of game that may be legally taken and as to where or when it may be taken:
9. Mathematics. (of a set in which a combining operation between members of the set is defined) such that performing the operation between members of the set produces a member of the set, as multiplication in the set of integers. (of an interval) containing both of its endpoints. (of a map from one topological space to another) having the property that the image of a closed set is a closed set. (of a curve) not having endpoints; enclosing an area. (of a surface) enclosing a volume. (of a function or operator) having as its graph a closed set.
10. having the parts or elements near to one another:
11. compact; dense:
12. being in or having proximity in space or time:
13. marked by similarity in degree, action, feeling, etc.:
14. near, or near together, in kind or relationship:
15. intimate or confidential; dear.
16. based on a strong uniting feeling of respect, honor, or love:
17. fitting tightly:
18. (of a haircut or shave, the mowing of a lawn, etc.) so executed that the hair, grass, or the like is left flush with the surface or very short.
19. not deviating from the subject under consideration.
20. strict; searching; minute:
21. not deviating from a model or original:
22. nearly even or equal:
23. strictly logical:
24. shut; shut tight; not open:
25. shut in; enclosed.
26. completely enclosing or surrounding:
27. without opening; with all openings covered or closed.
28. confined; narrow:
29. lacking fresh or freely circulating air:
30. heavy; oppressive:
31. narrowly confined, as a prisoner.
32. practicing or keeping secrecy; secretive; reticent:
33. parsimonious; stingy:
34. scarce, as money.
35. not open to public or general admission, competition, etc.:
36. (of a delimiting punctuation mark) occurring at the end of a group of words or characters that is set off, as from surrounding text: Compare open (def 32).
37. Hunting, Angling. closed (def 8).
38. Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with a relatively small opening between the tongue and the roof of the mouth. Compare high (def 23), open (def 35a).
39. Heraldry. (of a bird) represented as having folded wings:
40. Archaic. viscous; not volatile.

Verb phrases

1. close down, to terminate the operation of; discontinue: to attempt to control or eliminate:
2. close in on/upon, to approach so as to capture, attack, arrest, etc.: to surround or envelop so as to entrap:
3. close out, to reduce the price of (merchandise) for quick sale: to liquidate or dispose of finally and completely:
4. close up, to come together in close array; converge: to bring to an end; cease: to become silent or uncommunicative. to reduce or eliminate spacing material between (units of set type).

verb (used with object)

1. to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
2. to stop or obstruct (a gap, entrance, aperture, etc.):
3. to block or hinder passage across or access to:
4. to stop or obstruct the entrances, apertures, or gaps in:
5. (of the mind) to make imperceptive or inaccessible:
6. to bring together the parts of; join; unite (often followed by up):
7. Electricity. to complete (an electrical circuit) by joining the circuit elements:
8. to bring to an end:
9. to arrange the final details of; to conclude negotiations about:
10. to complete or settle (a contract or transaction); consummate:
11. to stop rendering the customary services of:
12. to terminate or suspend the operation of; to halt the activities of:
13. Nautical. to come close to:
14. Metalworking. to reduce the internal diameter of (a tube or the like).
15. Archaic. to shut in or surround on all sides; enclose; cover in:

verb (used without object)

1. to become closed; shut:
2. to come together; unite:
3. to come close:
4. to grapple; engage in close encounter (often followed by with):
5. to come to an end; terminate:
6. to cease to offer the customary activities or services:
7. to enter into or reach an agreement, usually as a contract:
8. (of a theatrical production) to cease to be performed:
9. (of a stock, group of stocks, etc.) to be priced or show a change in price as specified at the end of a trading period:

Origin of closed

Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at close, -ed²

Examples for closed

They reached the office of Fouts, in the, latter street, just as the Exchange had closed.

I wish I could be writing to you under better circumstances, but unfortunately those avenues have closed up.

He closed his eyes, imagining the virgins, imagining away the pain in his head and groin.

He not only closed it, but locked it, having secretly hidden the key in his pocket.

closed courthouses, rogue clerks, and misleading statements from the attorney general as Florida welcomes same-sex marriage.

Here's copper just closed at 93, after opening strong this morning at 105.

All the roads into Iraqi Kurdistan and toward Baghdad are closed and now the road toward Syria is also blocked.

We let the air pass through our closed teeth and we write down "S."

The FCC investigation recently closed its comment period on the Marriott case.

His eyes were closed, his face a dead, chalky white, and his body hung limp.