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Closed Door Open Adjective Bre Kləʊzd Kloʊzd Museum

Word closed
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / kləʊzd / NAmE / kloʊzd /
Example
  • keep the door closed.
  • the museum is closed on mondays.
  • this road is closed to traffic.
  • a closed society
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closed

(adjective)BrE / kləʊzd / NAmE / kloʊzd /
  1. shut
    • Keep the door closed.
  2. shut, especially of a shop/store or public building that is not open for a period of time
    • The museum is closed on Mondays.
    • This road is closed to traffic.
  3. not willing to accept outside influences or new ideas
    • a closed society
    • He has a closed mind.
  4. limited to a particular group of people; not open to everyone
    • a closed membership
  5. without the public being allowed to attend or know what is happening; in private
    • The meeting was held behind closed doors.
  6. a subject or person that you know nothing about
    • Nuclear physics is a closed book to most of us.

    Extra Examples

    • Her eyes were half closed.
    • Her mouth was tightly closed.
    • Keep that door closed, will you?
    • Make sure the lid is completely closed.
    • She was squinting through almost closed eyes.
    • The building is closed for repairs.
    • The library will remain closed until next week.
    • The sun streamed through the partially closed blinds.
    • The valve can be adjusted from fully open to fully closed.
    • Twenty miles of beaches were officially closed to the public.
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