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closednot open; shut

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: not open; shut

Pronunciation (IPA): /kloʊzd/

Korean meaning: 닫힌, 문을 닫은

Korean pronunciation: **클로**즈드

Example Sentences

  • The pizza place was closed, so I had to eat my own terrible cooking instead.
  • All banks are closed on national holidays.
  • My boss has a closed mind about working from home - he thinks we'll all become couch potatoes.

closed

ADJECTIVE

//kloʊzd//

not open; shut

closed concept
💡 Concept

a friendly librarian in glasses gently pushes the large wooden door until it meets the frame with a soft thud. She turns the key in the lock and tests the handle to make sure it won't open. A few disappointed visitors approach but see that the entrance is now completely shut for the day. They check their watches and walk away, understanding they arrived too late. The door remains firmly sealed with no gap visible between the door and its frame. the library entrance being completely closed and secured

closed rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

He dozed while he hosed, now nothing stays closed!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kloʊzd/
🇬🇧 UK/kləʊzd/

🌳Etymology

Rootclose
Suffix--d

Origin

라틴어 'clausus'에서 유래된 단어로, '닫다, 막다'라는 의미를 가진 'claudere'의 과거분사형입니다.

🎵Rhyme

dozedhosednosedposedrose
dozed
hosed
nosed
posed
rose

🔗Collocations

closed door
closed meeting
closed circuit
closed system
closed mind
temporarily closed
permanently closed

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The pizza place was closed, so I had to eat my own terrible cooking instead.

All banks are closed on national holidays.

😄 Fun example

My boss has a closed mind about working from home - he thinks we'll all become couch potatoes.

The road is closed due to construction work.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

shutsealedblockedlockedfastened

Antonyms

openunlockedaccessible

Related

closeclosureopeningentranceexit

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