closure

closure is a 7-letter English word with 13 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink.
2. transitive verb. That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.
3. transitive verb. That which incloses or confines; an inclosure.
4. transitive verb. A conclusion; an end.
5. transitive verb. A method of putting an end to debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body. It is similar in effect to the previous question. It was first introduced into the British House of Commons in 1882. The French word cloture was originally applied to this proceeding.
6. noun. termination of operations

   "they regretted the closure of the day care center"

   Synonyms: closedown, closing, shutdown

7. noun. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap

   "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"

   Synonyms: closing

8. noun. the act of blocking

   Synonyms: blockage, occlusion

9. noun. an obstruction in a pipe or tube

   "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

   Synonyms: block, blockage, occlusion, stop, stoppage

10. noun. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

    "they finally reached a settlement with the union"

    "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"

    Synonyms: resolution, settlement

11. noun. a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
12. noun. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

    Synonyms: cloture

13. verb. terminate debate by calling for a vote

    "debate was closured"

    "cloture the discussion"

    Synonyms: cloture

Synonyms

closedown, closing, shutdown, blockage, occlusion, block, stop, stoppage, resolution, settlement, cloture

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in closure:

colures

Common word forms

closured, closures, closuring

Words from these letters

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