closes

noun

  1. 1

    An end or conclusion.

    We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.
  2. 2

    The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.

  3. 3

    A grapple in wrestling.

  4. 4

    The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.

  5. 5

    A double bar marking the end.

  6. 6

    (travel) The time when checkin staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    (physical) To remove a gap.

  2. 2

    (social) To finish, to terminate.

  3. 3

    To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.

  4. 4

    To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.

noun

  1. 1

    (chiefly Yorkshire) An enclosed field.

  2. 2

    (chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.

  3. 3

    A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.

  4. 4

    The common staircase in a tenement.

  5. 5

    A cathedral close.

  6. 6

    The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed.

Synonyms

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