| ADJECTIVE | all | closing | final or ending |
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| NOUN | act | closing, shutting | the act of closing something |
| communication | closing, conclusion, end, close, ending | the last section of a communication | |
| act | closing, closure | approaching a particular destination | |
| act | closing, closure, closedown, shutdown | termination of operations | |
| act | closing, completion, culmination, windup, mop up | a concluding action |
| Sounds | klow'zihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | final or ending. | |
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| Narrower | concluding, final, last, terminal | Occurring at or forming an end / end or termination |
| terminative | Coming to an end | |
| year-end | taking place at the close of a fiscal year | |
| Opposite | opening | First or beginning |
| Spanish | final | |
| Catalan | final | |
| Meaning | The act of closing something. | |
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| Synonym | shutting | |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| Opposite | opening | The act of opening something |
| Spanish | cerradura, cerramiento, cierre | |
| Catalan | tancament | |
| Verbs | close | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed |
| close | become closed | |
| close | bar access to | |
| close | fill or stop up | |
| close | cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop | |
| Meaning | The last section of a communication. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | conclusion, end, close, ending | |
| Part of | address, speech | The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience |
| narration, recital, yarn | The act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events | |
| Narrower | anticlimax, bathos | A change from a serious subject / subject to a disappointing one |
| epilogue, epilog | A short / short passage added at the end of a literary work | |
| epilogue, epilog | A short / short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play | |
| finale, coda | The closing section of a musical composition | |
| peroration | (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration | |
| Broader | section, subdivision | A self-contained part of a larger / larger composition / composition (written or musical) |
| Spanish | cierre, conclusión, finalización, final, terminación | |
| Catalan | cloenda, conclusió, tancament | |
| Verbs | close | come to a close |
| Meaning | approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap. | |
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| Example | "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision" | |
| Synonym | closure | |
| Broader | approach, approaching, coming | The act of drawing spatially closer to something |
| Verbs | close | unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of |
| close | draw near | |
| close | engage at close quarters | |
| Meaning | termination of operations. | |
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| Synonyms | closure, closedown, shutdown | |
| Narrower | bank closing | Act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure |
| layoff | The act of laying off an employee or a work force | |
| plant closing | Act of shutting down operation of a plant | |
| Broader | termination, ending, conclusion | The act of ending something |
| Spanish | apagado, cierre, clausura, conclusión, fin | |
| Catalan | clausura, tancament | |
| Verbs | close | cease to operate or cause to cease operating |
| Meaning | A concluding action. | |
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| Synonyms | completion, culmination, windup, mop up | |
| Narrower | consummation | The act of bringing to completion or fruition |
| consummation | The completion of marriage by sexual intercourse | |
| finalization, finalisation | The act of finalizing | |
| finish, finishing | The act of finishing | |
| follow-through | carrying some project or intention to full completion | |
| follow-through | The act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion | |
| graduation | The successful completion of a program of study | |
| Broader | termination, ending, conclusion | The act of ending something |
| Spanish | conclusión, culminación, finalización | |
| Catalan | acabament, conclusió, culminació, finalització | |
| Verbs | close | finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.) |
| close | come to a close | |
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