closure

Roget category 261

2. Words relating to space
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#261. Closure

noun

closure, occlusion, blockade — shutting up etc. v. — obstruction etc. (hindrance) 706 — embolus — contraction etc. 195 — infarction — constipation, obstipation^† — blind alley, blind corner — keddah^† — cul-de-sac, caecum — imperforation^†, imperviousness etc. adj. — impermeability — stopper etc. 263.

verb

close, occlude, plug — block up, stop up, fill up, bung up, cork up, button up, stuff up, shut up, dam up — blockade, obstruct etc. (hinder) 706 — bar, bolt, stop, seal, plumb — choke, throttle — ram down, dam, cram — trap, clinch — put to the door, shut the door.

adjective

closed etc. v. — shut, operculated^† — unopened.
unpierced^†, imporous^†, caecal [Med.] — closable — imperforate, impervious, impermeable — impenetrable — impassable, unpassable^† — invious^† — pathless, wayless^† — untrodden, untrod.
unventilated — air tight, water tight — hermetically sealed — tight, snug.

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