Dictionary Check: closure
"closure" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
points
Words with Friends
12
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Definition
noun
approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
Example:
"the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"
noun
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
noun
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
noun
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
Example:
"they finally reached a settlement with the union"
noun
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
Example:
"we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
noun
the act of blocking
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