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closure

/ closure /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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 2
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
Type of:
Gestalt law of organization Gestalt principle of organization
noun Sense 3
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
Type of:
order rules of order parliamentary law
Kinds of:
closure by compartment guillotine
Derived:
cloture
verb Sense 4
terminate debate by calling for a vote
"debate was closured"
"cloture the discussion"
Type of:
end terminate
Derived:
cloture gag rule gag law
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 5
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
noun Sense 6
the act of blocking
Type of:
obstruction
Kinds of:
implosion
Derived:
obstruct obturate impede occlude jam
noun Sense 7
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
"we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
Type of:
obstruction obstructor obstructer
Kinds of:
breechblock breech closer plug stopper stopple
Derived:
stuff lug choke up block
noun Sense 8
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
"the finally reached a settlement with the union"
"they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"
"he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"
Type of:
decision making deciding
Derived:
settle
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
49
Times Searched
2
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termination ending conclusion plant closing bank closing layoff Gestalt law of organization Gestalt principle of organization order rules of order parliamentary law closure by compartment