| closed | | |
| adj. | 1. closed | not open or affording passage or access.; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains" |
| ~ obstructed | shut off to passage or view or hindered from action.; "a partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view"; "justice obstructed is not justice" |
| ~ shut, unopen, closed | not open.; "the door slammed shut" |
| ~ blocked, out of use | closed to traffic.; "the repaving results in many blocked streets" |
| ~ drawn | having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut.; "the drawn draperies kept direct sunlight from fading the rug" |
| ~ stoppered | (of a container) having a stopper in the opening.; "the tightly stoppered bottles" |
| ~ nonopening | not open; not opening. |
| ~ sealed | closed or secured with or as if with a seal.; "my lips are sealed"; "the package is still sealed"; "the premises are sealed" |
| adj. | 2. closed | (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints. |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| adj. | 3. closed, shut, unopen | not open.; "the door slammed shut" |
| ~ closed | not open or affording passage or access.; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains" |
| adj. | 4. closed, shut | used especially of mouth or eyes.; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight" |
| ~ blinking, winking | closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly.; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight" |
| ~ compressed, tight | pressed tightly together.; "with lips compressed" |
| ~ squinched, squinting | having eyes half closed in order to see better.; "squinched eyes" |
| adj. | 5. closed | requiring union membership.; "a closed shop" |
| ~ union | of trade unions.; "the union movement"; "union negotiations"; "a union-shop clause in the contract" |
| adj. | 6. closed | with shutters closed. |
| ~ shuttered | provided with shutters or shutters as specified; often used in combination.; "a church with a shuttered belfry and spire"; "green-shuttered cottages" |
| adj. | 7. closed | not open to the general public.; "a closed meeting" |
| ~ restricted | subject to restriction or subjected to restriction.; "of restricted importance" |
| adj. | 8. closed, unsympathetic | not having an open mind.; "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas" |
| ~ unreceptive | not receptive. |
| adj. | 9. closed, closed in | blocked against entry.; "a closed porch" |
| ~ enclosed | closed in or surrounded or included within.; "an enclosed porch"; "an enclosed yard"; "the enclosed check is to cover shipping and handling" |
| squint | | |
| n. (state) | 1. squint, strabismus | abnormal alignment of one or both eyes. |
| ~ abnormalcy, abnormality | an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies. |
| ~ convergent strabismus, cross-eye, crossed eye, esotropia | strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose. |
| ~ divergent strabismus, exotropia, walleye | strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward. |
| n. (act) | 2. squint | the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed. |
| ~ looking, looking at, look | the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually.; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" |
| v. (body) | 3. squinch, squint | cross one's eyes as if in strabismus.; "The children squinted so as to scare each other" |
| ~ grimace, make a face, pull a face | contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state.; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" |
| v. (perception) | 4. squint | be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus. |
| ~ look | perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards.; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!" |
| v. (body) | 5. squint | partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light.; "The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield" |
| ~ look | have a certain outward or facial expression.; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery" |
| adj. | 6. askance, askant, asquint, sidelong, squint, squint-eyed, squinty | (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy.; "her eyes with their misted askance look"; "sidelong glances" |
| ~ indirect | not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination.; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing" |
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