Tra từ closure - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. approaching a particular destination;
a coming closer;
a narrowing of a gap (Freq. 1)
- the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision
• Syn:
closing
• Derivationally related forms:
close, close (for: closing)
• Hypernyms:
approach, approaching, coming
2. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
• Syn:
cloture, gag rule, gag law
• Derivationally related forms:
cloture (for: cloture)
• Hypernyms:
order, rules of order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure
• Hyponyms:
closure by compartment, guillotine
3. 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
• Syn:
law of closure
• Hypernyms:
Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization
4. something settled or resolved;
the outcome of decision making
- 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
• Syn:
settlement, resolution
• Derivationally related forms:
settle (for: settlement)
• Hypernyms:
decision making, deciding
5. an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
• Syn:
blockage, block, occlusion, stop, stoppage
• Derivationally related forms:
block (for: block), block (for: blockage)
• Hypernyms:
obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
• Hyponyms:
breechblock, breech closer, plug, stopper, stopple,
vapor lock, vapour lock
6. the act of blocking
• Syn:
blockage, occlusion
• Derivationally related forms:
occlude (for: occlusion), close, block (for: blockage)
• Hypernyms:
obstruction
• Hyponyms:
implosion
7. termination of operations
- they regretted the closure of the day care center
• Syn:
closedown, closing, shutdown
• Derivationally related forms:
shut down (for: shutdown), close (for: closing), close down (for: closedown), close
• Hypernyms:
termination, ending, conclusion
• Hyponyms:
plant closing, bank closing, layoff

II - verb

terminate debate by calling for a vote
- debate was closured
- cloture the discussion
• Syn:
cloture
• Derivationally related forms:
cloture (for: cloture)
• Hypernyms:
end, terminate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something