'Closed' definitions:
Definition of 'closed'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains" [ant: open]
adjective
(set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints [ant: open]
adjective
adjective
Used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight" [syn: closed, shut] [ant: open, opened]
adjective
Requiring union membership; "a closed shop"
adjective
With shutters closed
adjective
Not open to the general public; "a closed meeting"
adjective
Not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas" [syn: closed, unsympathetic]
adjective
Blocked against entry; "a closed porch" [syn: closed, closed in(p)]
Definition of 'Closed'
From: GCIDE
- Close \Close\ (kl[=o]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Closed (kl[=o]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Closing.] [From OF. & F. clos, p. p. of clore to close, fr. L. claudere; akin to G. schliessen to shut, and to E. clot, cloister, clavicle, conclude, sluice. Cf. Clause, n.]
- 1. To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to close a course of instruction. [1913 Webster]
- One frugal supper did our studies close. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine. [1913 Webster]
- The depth closed me round about. --Jonah ii. 5. [1913 Webster]
- But now thou dost thyself immure and close In some one corner of a feeble heart. --Herbert. [1913 Webster]
- A closed sea, a sea within the jurisdiction of some particular nation, which controls its navigation. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'closed'
From: GCIDE
- buttoned \buttoned\ adj. furnished with buttons or something buttonlike. Opposite of unbuttoned. [Narrower terms: botonee, botonnee; button-down; closed] [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'closed'
From: GCIDE
- closed \closed\ adj.
- 1. having an opening obstructed. [Narrower terms: blind] Also See: obstructed, sealed, shut, unopen, closed. Antonym: open. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. (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. open [WordNet 1.5]
- 3. Being in a position to obstruct an opening; -- especially of doors. [Narrower terms: fastened, latched] Also See: closed. Antonym: open.
- Syn: shut, unopen. [WordNet 1.5]
- 4. having skin drawn so as to obstruct the opening; -- used of mouth or eyes. Opposite of open. he sat quietly with closed eyes [Narrower terms: blinking, winking; compressed, tight; squinched, squinting]
- Syn: shut. [WordNet 1.5]
- 5. requiring union membership; -- of a workplace; as, a closed shop. [prenominal] [WordNet 1.5]
- 6. closed with shutters. [WordNet 1.5]
- 7. hidden from the public; as, a closed ballot. [WordNet 1.5]
- 8. not open to the general public; as, a closed meeting. [WordNet 1.5]
- 9. unsympathetic; -- of a person's attitude. a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas [WordNet 1.5]
- 10. surrounded by walls. a closed porch
- Syn: closed in(predicate). [WordNet 1.5]
- 11. made compact by bending or doubling over; as, a closed map.
- Syn: folded. [WordNet 1.5]
- 12. closed or fastened with or as if with buttons. [Narrower terms: buttoned (vs. unbuttoned)] [WordNet 1.5]
- 13. not engaged in activity; -- of an organization or business establishment. the airport is closed because of the weather; the many closed shops and factories made the town look deserted
- Syn: shut down. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'closed'
From: GCIDE
- folded \folded\ adj. made compact by bending or doubling over. [Narrower terms: {accordion, plicate ; {bifold ; {closed ; {doubled ; {pleated ; {rolled, rolled-up(prenominal) ; {sunburst, sunray .] Also See: collapsible, collapsable. Antonym: unfolded [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'closed'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arcane,
- authoritarian,
- beyond reach,
- bigot,
- bigoted,
- blank,
- blind,
- blind-alley,
- borne,
- cabalistic,
- cecal,
- censored,
- choked,
- choked off,
- classified,
- close,
- closed forever to,
- closed to,
- concealed,
- constricted,
- contracted,
- cramped,
- creedbound,
- cryptic,
- dark,
- dead,
- dead-end,
- deaf,
- deaf to reason,
- enigmatic,
- esoteric,
- fanatical,
- hermetic,
- hidden,
- hidebound,
- hush-hush,
- illiberal,
- impenetrable,
- impersuadable,
- impersuasible,
- impervious,
- inaccessible,
- inflexible,
- inhospitable,
- insular,
- latent,
- little,
- little-minded,
- lost to,
- mean,
- mean-minded,
- mean-spirited,
- mysterious,
- narrow,
- narrow-hearted,
- narrow-minded,
- narrow-souled,
- narrow-spirited,
- nearsighted,
- obstinate,
- occult,
- out of reach,
- parochial,
- petty,
- provincial,
- purblind,
- restricted,
- secret,
- shortsighted,
- shut,
- small,
- small-minded,
- smothered,
- squeezed shut,
- stifled,
- straitlaced,
- strangulated,
- stuffy,
- suppressed,
- top secret,
- ulterior,
- un-come-at-able,
- unaccessible,
- unamenable,
- unapproachable,
- unattainable,
- unavailable,
- unbreatheable,
- uncatholic,
- uncharitable,
- uncordial,
- under security,
- under wraps,
- undisclosable,
- undisclosed,
- undiscoverable,
- undivulgable,
- undivulged,
- unfriendly,
- ungenerous,
- ungettable,
- ungracious,
- unhospitable,
- unimpressionable,
- uninfluenceable,
- unliberal,
- unmovable,
- unneighborly,
- unobtainable,
- unopen,
- unopened,
- unpersuadable,
- unpliable,
- unprocurable,
- unreachable,
- unreceptive,
- unresponsive,
- unrevealable,
- unrevealed,
- unsecurable,
- unspoken,
- unsuggestible,
- unsusceptible,
- unswayable,
- untellable,
- untold,
- unutterable,
- unuttered,
- unvented,
- unventilated,
- unwhisperable,
- unyielding
Words containing 'Closed'
- Close,
- Closely,
- Closeness,
- Closing,
- To close on,
- To close with,
- close down,
- close in,
- close off,
- close out,
- close to,
- close up,
- closed in,
- closing off,
- closed closed inpredicate,
- A closed sea,
- Close borough,
- Close breeding,
- Close communion,
- Close corporation,
- Close fertilization,
- Close harmony,
- Close reef,
- Close time,
- Close to the wind,
- Close vowel,
- Closed chain,
- Letters close,
- To close upon,
- To close with the land,
- at close range,
- bank closing,
- close at hand,
- close call,
- close confining,
- close order,
- close quarters,
- close set,
- close shave,
- close support,
- close together,
- closed book,
- closed circuit,
- closed corporation,
- closed couplet,
- closed curve,
- closed fracture,
- closed gentian,
- closed interval,
- closed loop,
- closed minded,
- closed primary,
- closed session,
- closed shop,
- closed universe,
- closely knit,
- closing curtain,
- closing price,
- closing time,
- come close,
- draw close,
- hold close,
- plant closing,
- Close-banded,
- Close-barred,
- Close-bodied,
- Close-fights,
- Close-stool,
- Close-tongued,
- Couple-close,
- Couple-closes,
- Still-closing,
- bringing close together,
- close supporting fire,
- close-fitting,
- close-grained,
- close-hauled,
- close-knit,
- close-minded,
- close-packed,
- close-set,
- closed-captioned,
- closed-chain,
- closed-circuit,
- closed-door,
- closed-minded,
- closed-ring,
- closely held corporation,
- closely-held,
- closely-knit,
- real estate closing,
- simple closed curve,
- close-order drill,
- close-quarter fighting,
- closed-angle glaucoma,
- closed-circuit television,
- closed-class word,
- closed-end fund,
- closed-heart surgery,
- closed-loop system,
- closed-end investment company,
- involute closely coiled so that the axis is obscured