1. closed(a = adj.all) - not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains"
Antonym: open
2. closed(a = adj.all) - (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints;
Antonym: open
3. closed(a = adj.all) shut, unopen - not open; "the door slammed shut"
4. closed(a = adj.all) shut - used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"
Antonym: open
5. closed(s = adj.all) - requiring union membership; "a closed shop"
6. closed(s = adj.all) - with shutters closed;
7. closed(s = adj.all) - not open to the general public; "a closed meeting"
8. closed(s = adj.all) unsympathetic - not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas"
9. closed(s = adj.all) closed in - blocked against entry; "a closed porch"
1. having an opening obstructed. [WordNet 1.5]
2. of a curve or surface: having no end points or boundary curves; of a set: having members that can be produced by a specific operation on other members of the same set; of an interval: containing both its endpoints. [WordNet 1.5]
3. Being in a position to obstruct an opening; -- especially of doors. [WordNet 1.5]
4. having skin drawn so as to obstruct the opening; -- used of mouth or eyes. Opposite of
5. requiring union membership; -- of a workplace; as, a closed shop. [WordNet 1.5]
6. closed with shutters. [WordNet 1.5]
7. hidden from the public; as, a closed ballot. [WordNet 1.5]
8. not open to the general public; as, a closed meeting. [WordNet 1.5]
9. unsympathetic; -- of a person's attitude. [WordNet 1.5]
10. surrounded by walls. [WordNet 1.5]
11. made compact by bending or doubling over; as, a closed map. [WordNet 1.5]
12. closed or fastened with or as if with buttons. [WordNet 1.5]
13. not engaged in activity; -- of an organization or business establishment. [WordNet 1.5]
closed, adj.
1 not giving access; shut.
2 (of a shop etc.) having ceased business temporarily.
3 (of a society, system, etc.) self-contained; not communicating with others.
4 (of a sport etc.) restricted to specified competitors etc.
Idiom:
closed book see BOOK. closed-circuit (of television) transmitted by wires to a restricted set of receivers. closed-end having a predetermined extent (cf. open-ended). closed season US = close season (see CLOSE(1)). closed shop
1 a place of work etc. where all employees must belong to an agreed trade union.
2 this system. closed syllable a syllable ending in a consonant.
N closure, occlusion, blockade, shutting up, obstruction, embolus, contraction, infarction, constipation, obstipation, blind alley, blind corner, keddah, cul-de-sac, caecum, imperforation, imperviousness, impermeability, stopper, closed, shut, operculated, unopened, unpierced, imporous, caecal, closable, imperforate, impervious, impermeable, impenetrable, impassable, unpassable, invious, pathless, wayless, untrodden, untrod, unventilated, air tight, water tight, hermetically sealed, tight, snug.
closed book, closed chain, closed circuit, closed corporation, closed couplet, closed curve, closed fracture, closed gentian, closed in, closed interval, closed loop, closed minded, closed primary, closed session, closed shop, closed universe, simple closed curve