Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having boundaries; enclosed.
- adjective Blocked or barred to passage or entry.
- adjective Explicitly limited; restricted.
- adjective Self-contained or self-sufficient.
- adjective Barred to the public; conducted in secrecy.
- adjective Of or relating to a curve, such as a circle, having no endpoints.
- adjective Of or relating to a surface having no boundary curves.
- adjective Of or relating to an interval containing both its endpoints.
- adjective Characterized by or possessing the property by which an operation acting on an element in a set produces an element within the set.
- adjective Computers Of or relating to a file that cannot be accessed.
- adjective Electricity Allowing electricity to flow or pass.
- adjective Linguistics Ending in a consonant.
- adjective Having the forward foot closer to the intended point of impact with the ball than the rear foot.
- adjective Held or swung with the top or outer edge of the striking face pointing slightly closer to the objective than the lower or inner edge.
- adjective Of or relating to a closed system.
- adjective Of or relating to a closed universe.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective having an opening obstructed.
- adjective (Math.) of a curve or surface: having no end points or boundary curves; of a set: having members that can be produced by a specific operation on other members of the same set; of an interval: containing both its endpoints.
- adjective Being in a position to obstruct an opening; -- especially of doors.
- adjective having skin drawn so as to obstruct the opening; -- used of mouth or eyes. Opposite of
open . - adjective prenominal requiring union membership; -- of a workplace.
- adjective closed with shutters.
- adjective hidden from the public.
- adjective not open to the general public.
- adjective unsympathetic; -- of a person's attitude.
- adjective surrounded by walls.
- adjective made compact by bending or doubling over.
- adjective closed or fastened with or as if with buttons.
- adjective not engaged in activity; -- of an organization or business establishment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Sealed , madeinaccessible orimpassable ; notopen - adjective of a store or business Not operating or conducting trade
- adjective Non public (as in
closed source ) - adjective topology, of a set Having an
open complement . - adjective mathematics, of a set Such that its
image under the specifiedoperation iscontained in it. - adjective mathematics, logic
Lacking afree variable . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
close .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective with shutters closed
- adjective not open
- adjective (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints
- adjective not open or affording passage or access
- adjective requiring union membership
- adjective not having an open mind
- adjective blocked against entry
- adjective not open to the general public
- adjective used especially of mouth or eyes
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Examples
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The only closed economy is the world economy, and if a U.S. default drives a rethink of all investment in government debt around the world, the closed economy will thrive as limited capital flows to the enterprising instead of the profligate.
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The hands _tyned, tened_, closed, or shut in, signified _ten_; for there numeration _closed_.
English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Samuel Kirkham
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There is a _supply_-cock, opened and an _escape_-cock closed, and an escape-cock _opened_ and a supply-cock _closed_, at each end of the tube, _every time the lever is moved_.
Steam, Steel and Electricity James W. Steele
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Think you I will let them be closed -- be _closed_ again? "
His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality Frances Hodgson Burnett 1886
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When the label closed in 2009, Mr. Gurung got right to work on his first collection, for Spring 2010.
Behind the Designer, There's a Stylist's Invisible Hand Adrienne Gaffney 2011
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CLOSED: The term closed denotes that the wine is not showing its potential, which remains locked in because the wine is too young.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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CLOSED: The term closed denotes that the wine is not showing its potential, which remains locked in because the wine is too young.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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CLOSED: The term closed denotes that the wine is not showing its potential, which remains locked in because the wine is too young.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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CLOSED: The term closed denotes that the wine is not showing its potential, which remains locked in because the wine is too young.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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CLOSED: The term closed denotes that the wine is not showing its potential, which remains locked in because the wine is too young.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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