[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

close \close\ kl=oz, v. t. imp.  p. p. closed
   kl=ozd; p. pr.  vb. n. closing. from of.  f. clos,
   p. p. of clore to close, fr. l. claudere; akin to g.
   schliessen to shut, and to e. clot, cloister, clavicle,
   conclude, sluice. cf. clause, n.
   1. to stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close
      the eyes; to close a door.
      1913 webster

   2. to bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to
      close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.
      1913 webster

   3. to bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to
      finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to
      close a course of instruction.
      1913 webster

            one frugal supper did our studies close. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   4. to come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to
      confine.
      1913 webster

            the depth closed me round about.      --jonah ii. 5.
      1913 webster

            but now thou dost thyself immure and close
            in some one corner of a feeble heart. --herbert.
      1913 webster

   a closed sea, a sea within the jurisdiction of some
      particular nation, which controls its navigation.
      1913 webster
see also:
closed closing clause a closed sea 

Closed >> C Words
Closed, definition of term: Closed
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Closed Circuit >> C Words
Closed Circuit, definition of term: Closed Circuit
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Closed Corporat >> C Words
Closed Corporat, definition of term: Closed Corporat
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Closed Shop >> C Words
Closed Shop, definition of term: Closed Shop
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Closed Primary >> C Words
Closed Primary, definition of term: Closed Primary
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Coral Sea >> C Words
Coral Sea, definition of term: Coral Sea
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Caspian Sea >> C Words
Caspian Sea, definition of term: Caspian Sea
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At Sea >> A Words
At Sea, definition of term: At Sea
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Aegean Sea >> A Words
Aegean Sea, definition of term: Aegean Sea
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Baltic Sea >> B Words
Baltic Sea, definition of term: Baltic Sea
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