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closing

/ closing /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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"
Type of:
approach approaching coming
Derived:
close
adjective Sense 2
final or ending
"the closing stages of the election"
"the closing weeks of the year"
"the closing scene of the film"
"closing remarks"
Similar:
concluding final last terminal terminative year-end
Opposites:
opening
noun Sense 3
the act of closing something
Opposites:
opening
Type of:
motion movement move
Derived:
close fill up shut
noun Sense 4
a concluding action
Type of:
termination ending conclusion
Kinds of:
consummation finish finishing finalization finalisation
Derived:
get through wrap up finish off mop up polish off
noun Sense 5
termination of operations
"they regretted the closure of the day care center"
Type of:
termination ending conclusion
Kinds of:
plant closing bank closing layoff
Derived:
close fold shut down close down
noun Sense 6
the last section of a communication
"in conclusion I want to say..."
Type of:
section subdivision
Kinds of:
anticlimax bathos epilogue epilog peroration
Has parts:
narration recital yarn
Derived:
conclude close end terminate stop
Semantic Complexity
68%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
6
Total Relationships
56
Times Searched
2
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approach approaching coming concluding final last terminal terminative year-end opening motion movement