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- Dictionaryclosed/kləʊzd/
adjective
- 1. not open: "rooms with closed doors lined the hallway"
- 2. (of a business) having ceased trading, especially for a short period: "he put the ‘Closed’ sign up on the door"
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closed adjective (NOT ACCEPTING IDEAS) C2. not wanting to accept new ideas, people, customs, etc.: You have such a closed mind. The setting of the novel is the closed world of banking. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Closed definition: having or forming a boundary or barrier. See examples of CLOSED used in a sentence.
1. a. : not open. b. : enclosed. c. : composed entirely of closed tubes or vessels. a closed circulatory system. 2. a. : having the skin intact with no underlying tissue exposed. closed wounds. see also closed fracture. b. of a head injury : having the skull intact : not marked by fracture or penetration of the skull. 3. a.
If something's closed, it's shut or sealed. When your brother's bedroom door is closed, you'd better knock; if the library's closed, you'll have to come back tomorrow to check out some books.
A closed group of people does not welcome new people or ideas from outside. It was to be a closed circle of no more than twelve women. It is a closed society in the sense that they've not been exposed to many things.
CLOSE definition: 1. to change from being open to not being open, or to cause something to do this: 2. When a shop…. Learn more.
closed. (klōzd) adj. 1. Having boundaries; enclosed: a closed corridor between the two buildings. 2. Blocked or barred to passage or entry: a closed port. 3. Explicitly limited; restricted: closed membership. 4. Self-contained or self-sufficient: a closed relationship. 5.
Definition of closed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Closed is used in front of a noun, but shut is not: a closed window. We usually use closed about roads, airports, etc: The road is closed because of the snow. Close is also used in formal English to talk about ending a meeting or conversation: Let's close our discussion by reviewing the main points.
1. a. : to move so as to bar passage through something. Close the gate. b. : to block against entry or passage. close a street. : to deny access to. The city closed the beach. d. : to suspend or stop the operations of. close school.
