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closed

clo·sed

UK/kləʊzd/ US/kloʊzd/ common

adjective

1.

not open or affording passage or access

  • “the many closed streets made travel difficult”
  • “our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains”
2.

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

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3.

not open

  • “the door slammed shut”
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4.

used especially of mouth or eyes

  • “he sat quietly with closed eyes”
  • “his eyes were shut against the sunlight”
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5.

requiring union membership

  • “a closed shop”
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6.

with shutters closed

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7.

not open to the general public

  • “a closed meeting”
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8.

not having an open mind

  • “a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas”
9.

blocked against entry

  • “a closed porch”
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10.

(of the wings of birds and insects) closed together

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11.

shut down

  • “the airport is closed because of the weather”
  • “the many closed shops and factories made the town look deserted”
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Phrases

  • a closed mouth catches no flies
  • a closed mouth doesn't get fed
  • a closed mouth gathers no feet
  • algebraically closed
  • behind closed doors
  • bicartesian closed category
  • Cartesian closed category
  • case closed

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