Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive verb
The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink.
- 2transitive verb
That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.
- 3transitive verb
That which incloses or confines; an inclosure.
- 4transitive verb
A conclusion; an end.
- 5transitive 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.
- 6noun
termination of operations
"they regretted the closure of the day care center"
- 7noun
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
- 8noun
the act of blocking
- 9noun
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
"we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
- 10noun
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"
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- 11noun
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
- 12noun
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
Synonyms
- 13verb
terminate debate by calling for a vote
"debate was closured"
"cloture the discussion"
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