closure

Words with a similar base: closure, law_of_closure

'closure'

[closing.n.03] as in: approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap

Examples:
the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision

shutting, conclusion, closing, closure, completion, close, close, close_up, close, conclude, close, close, close, close, close, close, close, close, close, close, close_up, close, closing, closure, closure, settlement, blockage, blockage, closure

stopping_point, conclusion, finale, close, close, close_up, close, conclude, close, close, close, close, close, close, close, close, close, close, close_up, close, close, close, near, close, close, close, close, airless, close, close, close, close, close, cheeseparing, close, near, close

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approach, entity

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about, airless, approach, approximate, cheeseparing, close, close_up, closed, closing, closure, completion, conclude, conclusion, congregation, covert, dear, exclude, finale, flock, fold, near, pen_up, screen, shut, shutting, stopping_point, unreceptive

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'closure'

[closure.n.02] as in: a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

closing, closure, closure, settlement, blockage, blockage, closure, closure, gag_law

closing, closure, closure, settlement, blockage, blockage, closure, closure

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order, entity

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closure_by_compartment

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'closure'

[closure.n.03] as in: 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

closing, closure, closure, settlement, blockage, blockage, closure, closure

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gestalt_law_of_organization, entity

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'closure'

[settlement.n.05] as in: something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

Examples:
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

colony, village, settlement, colonization, settlement, settlement, liquidation, resolution, resolving_power, resoluteness, resolution, resolution, resolution, resolution, resolution, solution, resolution, closing, closure, closure, blockage, blockage, closure, closure

settle, settle, decide, settle, settle, reconcile, sink, settle, settle, settle, settle, settle, settle, settle, settle, settle, settle, subside, ensconce, settle, finalize, settle, fall

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decision_making, entity

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bury, cesspool, dip, resoluteness, resolution, resolving_power, settlement, sink, sinkhole, slump, solution

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'closure'

[blockage.n.02] as in: an obstruction in a pipe or tube

Examples:
we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe

obstruction, blockage, blockage, block, block, block, block, block, block, block, pulley, engine_block, auction_block, blocking, barricade, obstruct, stop, jam, block, block, obstruct, block, stuff, obstruct, block, parry, forget, block, block, freeze, closing, closure, closure, settlement, closure, closure, occlusion, occluded_front, occlusion, stop, stop, stop, arrest, stop, stop_consonant, period, stop, diaphragm, catch, stop, discontinue, stop, stop, break, check, intercept, end, hold_on

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obstruction, entity

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vapor_lock, plug, breechblock

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adhere, apprenticed, arrest, auction_block, bandaged, barricade, bind, blame, blasted, block, blockage, blocking, bounce, bound, boundary, break, catch, center, charge, check, club, coating, complete, conclusion, confine, constipate, diaphragm, discontinue, eat_up, enclose, end, ending, enforce, engine_block, farce, finish, finish_up, forget, freeze, goal, gorge, hold_on, hostel, in-between, incrimination, intercept, jam, jump, leap, limit, lodge, material, middle, oblige, obstruct, parry, period, polish, pulley, restrain, restrict, stop, stop_consonant, stopping_point, stuff, thrust, tie, tie_down, unfree

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'closure'

[blockage.n.03] as in: the act of blocking

obstruction, blockage, blockage, closing, closure, closure, settlement, closure, closure, occlusion, occluded_front, occlusion

block, block, block, block, block, block, block, pulley, engine_block, blockage, auction_block, blocking, barricade, obstruct, stop, jam, block, block, obstruct, block, stuff, obstruct, block, parry, forget, block, block, freeze, stopping_point, conclusion, finale, close, close, close_up, close, conclude, close, close, close, close, close, close, close, close, close, close, close_up, close, close, close, near, close, close, close, close, airless, close, close, close, close, close, cheeseparing, close, near, close

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obstruction, entity

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implosion

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about, adhere, airless, apprenticed, approach, approximate, auction_block, bandaged, barricade, bind, blame, blasted, block, blockage, blocking, bounce, bound, boundary, charge, cheeseparing, close, close_up, closed, club, conclude, conclusion, confine, congregation, constipate, covert, dear, enclose, enforce, engine_block, exclude, farce, finale, flock, fold, forget, freeze, gorge, hostel, incrimination, jam, jump, leap, limit, lodge, material, near, oblige, obstruct, parry, pen_up, pulley, restrain, restrict, screen, shut, stop, stopping_point, stuff, thrust, tie, tie_down, unfree, unreceptive

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'closure'

[closure.n.07] as in: termination of operations

Examples:
they regretted the closure of the day care center

closing, closure, closure, settlement, blockage, blockage, closure, closure, shutting, conclusion, completion, close, close, close_up, close, conclude, close, close, close, close, close, close, close, close, close, close, close_up, close, closing

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termination, entity

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bank_closing, layoff, plant_closing

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'closure'

[closure.v.01] as in: terminate debate by calling for a vote

Examples:
debate was closured
cloture the discussion

closing, closure, closure, settlement, blockage, blockage, closure, closure

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end, change

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conclusion, end, goal

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Origins

					closure (English)
└── closure (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── clausura (Latin)
        └── clausus (Latin)

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