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English

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Adjective

  1. inaccessible; not open
  2. non public (as in closed source)
    1. (Topology) a set is closed if its complement is open
    2. (Algebra) a set is closed under an operation if the outcome for every argument is also in the set itself. (e.g. XHTML::MediaWiki::Parser=HASH(0x891c74c) \forall x,y \in Z:\, x + y \in ZXHTML::MediaWiki::Parser=HASH(0x891c74c))


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et:closed io:closed it:closed hu:closed simple:closed sv:closed ta:closed te:closed vi:closed tr:closed zh:closed

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English buttoned \buttoned\ adj.
furnished with buttons or something buttonlike. Opposite of
unbuttoned. [Narrower terms: botonee, botonnee;
button-down; closed]
[WordNet 1.5]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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]
WordNet closed
adj 1: not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed
streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped
from behind closed curtains" [ant: open]
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 [ant: open]
3: not open; "the door slammed shut" [syn: shut, unopen]
[ant: open]
4: used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with
closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"
[syn: shut] [ant: open]
5: requiring union membership; "a closed shop" [syn: closed(a)]
6: with shutters closed
7: not open to the general public; "a closed meeting"
8: not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new
ideas" [syn: unsympathetic]
9: blocked against entry; "a closed porch" [syn: closed in(p)]
10: (of the wings of birds and insects) closed together
11: shut down; "the airport is closed because of the weather";
"the many closed shops and factories made the town look
deserted"
Moby Dictionary
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


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