closed
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(a) not open or affording passage or access
- the many closed streets made travel difficult
- our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains
- (a) (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints
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(a) not open
- the door slammed shut
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(a) used especially of mouth or eyes
- he sat quietly with closed eyes
- his eyes were shut against the sunlight
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(s) requiring union membership
- a closed shop
- (s) with shutters closed
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(s) not open to the general public
- a closed meeting
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(s) not having an open mind
- a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas
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(s) blocked against entry
- a closed porch
Synonyms
shut unopen unsympathetic closed inAntonyms
open unfastened openedSee also
obstructed sealed shut unopenWords of close approximity
closed-angle glaucoma
closed book
closed-captioned
closed chain
closed-chain
closed circuit
closed-circuit
closed-circuit television
closed-class word
closed corporation
closed couplet
closed curve
closed-door
closed-end fund
closed-end investment company
closed fracture
closed gentian
closed-heart surgery
closed in
closed interval
closed loop
closed-loop system
closed-minded
closedown
closed primary
closed-ring
closed session
closed shop
closed universe