closure, n.
(closures)
freq. cnt. 1
(closures)
freq. cnt. 1
approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
closing closure
sample sentences
"the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"
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termination of operations
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
closedown closing closure shutdown
sample sentences
"they regretted the closure of the day care center"
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lexical pointers
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the act of blocking
<noun.act>
blockage closure occlusion
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an obstruction in a pipe or tube
<noun.artifact>
block blockage closure occlusion stop stoppage
sample sentences
"we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
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something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
closure resolution settlement
sample sentences
"they 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"
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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
<noun.cognition>
closure law of closure
semantic pointers
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a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
<noun.communication>
closure cloture gag law gag rule
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