closed : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: closed	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for closed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
closed adj not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains" Antonym(s): open (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints Antonym(s): open not open; "the door slammed shut" Synonym(s): shut, unopen, closed Antonym(s): open, unfastened used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight" Synonym(s): closed, shut Antonym(s): open, opened requiring union membership; "a closed shop" with shutters closed not open to the general public; "a closed meeting" not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas" Synonym(s): closed, unsympathetic blocked against entry; "a closed porch" Synonym(s): closed, closed in(p)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Close \Close\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Closed}; 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. 2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up. 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. One frugal supper did our studies close. --Dryden. 4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine. The depth closed me round about. --Jonah ii. 5. But now thou dost thyself immure and close In some one corner of a feeble heart. --Herbert. {A closed sea}, a sea within the jurisdiction of some particular nation, which controls its navigation.