closed
adjective
1. not open or affording passage or access
- the many closed streets made travel difficult
- our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains
Similar word(s): obstructed, closed, shut, unopen, blocked, drawn, stoppered, nonopening, sealed
2. (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints
3. not open
Similar word(s): closed, shut, unopen
4. used especially of mouth or eyes
- he sat quietly with closed eyes
Similar word(s): blinking, winking, compressed, tight, squinched, squinting, shut
5. requiring union membership
- a closed shop
Similar word(s): union
6. with shutters closed
Similar word(s): shuttered
7. not open to the general public
- a closed meeting
Similar word(s): restricted
8. not having an open mind
- a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas
Similar word(s): unreceptive, unsympathetic
9. blocked against entry
- a closed porch
Similar word(s): enclosed
Sentences with closed as an adjective:
- closed source
- a closed committee
- The set of integers is closed under addition: .
verb
1. simple past tense and past participle of close