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Closure

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blocknounA substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
stopverb(intransitive) To cease moving.
closingnounThe act by which something is closed.
occlusionnounThe process of occluding, or something that occludes.
stoppagenounA pause or halt of some activity.
cloturenoun(law, politics, chiefly US) In legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (that is, a filibuster): a motion, procedure or rule by which debate is ended so that a vote may be taken on the matter. For example, in the United States Senate, a three-fifths majority vote of the body is required to invoke cloture and terminate debate.
gag rulenounA rule that limits or forbids the consideration or discussion of a particular topic by members of a legislative or decision-making body.
blockagenoun(uncountable, countable) The state or condition of being blocked.
shutdownnounThe action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.
closedownnoun(radio, television) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Closure"

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closingnounThe act by which something is closed.
shutdownnounThe action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.
stoppagenounA pause or halt of some activity.
stopnounA (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
blockagenoun(uncountable, countable) The state or condition of being blocked.
occlusionnounThe process of occluding, or something that occludes.
gag rulenounA rule that limits or forbids the consideration or discussion of a particular topic by members of a legislative or decision-making body.
cloturenoun(law, politics, chiefly US) In legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (that is, a filibuster): a motion, procedure or rule by which debate is ended so that a vote may be taken on the matter. For example, in the United States Senate, a three-fifths majority vote of the body is required to invoke cloture and terminate debate.
closedownnoun(radio, television) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.
blocknounA substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
ended(especially in combination) Having (a specified kind or number of) ends.
endnounThe terminal point of something in space or time.
wind-upnounThe end or conclusion of something.
endingnounA termination or conclusion.
finishnounAn end; the end of anything.
conclusionnounThe end, finish, close or last part of something.
concludeverb(transitive) To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
cutoffnounThe point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
closenounAn end or conclusion.
concludingnounA conclusion.

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