CLOSED as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • shut down
    Usage Example(s)
    • the airport is closed because of the weather
    • the many closed shops and factories made the town look deserted
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  2. Meaning
    • (of the wings of birds and insects) closed together
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  3. Meaning
    • not open
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the door slammed shut
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  4. Meaning
    • not open or affording passage or access
    Usage Example(s)
    • the many closed streets made travel difficult
    • our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains
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  5. Meaning
    • used especially of mouth or eyes
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he sat quietly with closed eyes
    • his eyes were shut against the sunlight
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  6. Meaning
    • blocked against entry
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a closed porch
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  7. Meaning
    • 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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  8. Meaning
    • not having an open mind
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas
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  9. Meaning
    • not open to the general public
    Usage Example(s)
    • a closed meeting
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  10. Meaning
    • with shutters closed
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