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Defenition of the word closure

    • Defenition of the word closure

      • An obstruction in a pipe or tube.
      • an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
      • the act of blocking
      • approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"
      • termination of operations
      • terminate and take a vote; "Closure a debate"
      • a rule for ending debate in a deliberative body
      • termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center"
      • approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship''s rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"
      • something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "the 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"
      • 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
      • a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
      • terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"
      • approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
      • an obstruction in a pipe or tube
      • something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
      • terminate debate by calling for a vote

    Synonyms for the word closure

      • block
      • blockage
      • closedown
      • closing
      • cloture
      • gag rule
      • occlusion
      • shutdown
      • stop
      • stoppage

    Hyponyms for the word closure

      • bank closing
      • breech closer
      • breechblock
      • closure by compartment
      • guillotine
      • implosion
      • layoff
      • plant closing
      • plug
      • stopper
      • stopple
      • vapor lock
      • vapour lock

    Hypernyms for the word closure

      • approach
      • approaching
      • coming
      • conclusion
      • deciding
      • decision making
      • end
      • ending
      • Gestalt law of organization
      • Gestalt principle of organization
      • impediment
      • impedimenta
      • obstructer
      • obstruction
      • obstructor
      • order
      • parliamentary law
      • parliamentary procedure
      • rules of order
      • terminate
      • termination

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