closed

closed
adj.
VERBS
be
remain

The library will remain closed until next week.

keep sth

Keep that door closed, will you?

ADVERB
firmly, properly, tightly

Are the windows firmly closed?

Her mouth was tightly closed.

completely, fully

Make sure the lid is completely closed.

The valve can be adjusted from fully open to fully closed.

almost, nearly

She was squinting through almost closed eyes.

half, partially, partly

The sun streamed through the partially closed blinds.

officially
permanently, temporarily
PREPOSITION
for

The building is closed for repairs.

to

Twenty miles of beaches were officially closed to the public.

Closed is used with these nouns: ↑border, ↑casket, ↑circle, ↑circuit, ↑container, ↑curtain, ↑door, ↑eyelid, ↑fist, ↑flower, ↑gate, ↑hatch, ↑lid, ↑loop, ↑meeting, ↑mind, ↑mouth, ↑order, ↑prison, ↑season, ↑session, ↑set, ↑shutter, ↑society, ↑subject, ↑system, ↑tube

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