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closes
verb(close)
to move so as to bar passage through something
closes
verb(close)
to block against entry or passage
closes
verb(close)
to deny access to
closes
noun(close)
a coming or bringing to a conclusion
closes
noun(close)
a conclusion or end in time or existence : cessation
closes
noun(close)
the concluding passage (as of a speech or play)
closes
noun(close)
an enclosed area
closes
noun(close)
the precinct of a cathedral
closes
noun(close)
a narrow passage leading from a street to a court and the houses within or to the common stairway of tenements
closes
verb(close)
to encircle closely and isolate
closes
verb(close)
to enshroud to such an extent as to preclude entrance or exit
closes
verb(close)
to gather in close all around with an oppressing or isolating effect
closes
verb(close)
exclude
closes
verb(close)
preclude
closes
verb(close)
to dispose of a whole stock of by sale
closes
noun(close)
the words (such as sincerely yours) that conventionally come immediately before the signature of a letter and express the sender's regard for the receiver —called also complimentary closing
closes
phrasal verb(close)
to not allow (something) to be used for a period of time : close —sometimes used figuratively

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