closure
English Thesaurus
1. termination of operations (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | plant closing, |
| definition | : | act of shutting down operation of a plant (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bank closing, |
| definition | : | act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | layoff, |
| definition | : | the act of laying off an employee or a work force (noun.act) |
2. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap (noun.act)
3. the act of blocking (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | obstruction, |
| definition | : | the act of obstructing (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | implosion, |
| definition | : | the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant (noun.communication) |
4. an obstruction in a pipe or tube (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | breech closer, breechblock, |
| definition | : | a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | plug, stopper, stopple, |
| definition | : | blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | vapor lock, vapour lock, |
| definition | : | a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor) (noun.artifact) |
5. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making (noun.cognition)
6. 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)
7. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body (noun.communication)
8. terminate debate by calling for a vote (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | bring to an end or halt (verb.change) |
9. termination of operations (noun.act)
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.) (verb.social) |
10. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap (noun.act)
| derivation | : | close, close up, |
| definition | : | unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | draw near (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | engage at close quarters (verb.social) |
11. the act of blocking (noun.act)
| derivation | : | block, deflect, parry, |
| definition | : | impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | close, shut, |
| definition | : | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | close, fill up, |
| definition | : | fill or stop up (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | bar access to (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | block, obstruct, |
| definition | : | shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | block, halt, kibosh, stop, |
| definition | : | stop from happening or developing (verb.social) |
12. an obstruction in a pipe or tube (noun.artifact)
13. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement (verb.communication) |
14. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | closure, cloture, |
| definition | : | terminate debate by calling for a vote (verb.change) |
15. terminate debate by calling for a vote (verb.change)
16. termination of operations (noun.act)
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.) (verb.social) |
17. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap (noun.act)
| derivation | : | close, close up, |
| definition | : | unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | draw near (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | engage at close quarters (verb.social) |
18. the act of blocking (noun.act)
| derivation | : | block, deflect, parry, |
| definition | : | impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | close, shut, |
| definition | : | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | close, fill up, |
| definition | : | fill or stop up (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | bar access to (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | block, obstruct, |
| definition | : | shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | block, halt, kibosh, stop, |
| definition | : | stop from happening or developing (verb.social) |
19. an obstruction in a pipe or tube (noun.artifact)
20. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement (verb.communication) |
21. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | closure, cloture, |
| definition | : | terminate debate by calling for a vote (verb.change) |
22. terminate debate by calling for a vote (verb.change)
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