2syllables
closes
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closes is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, closes is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofcloses
1noun
- An end or conclusion.
Example: "We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close."
- The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
- A grapple in wrestling.
- The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
- A double bar marking the end.
- (travel) The time when checkin staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.
1verb
- (physical) To remove a gap.
- (social) To finish, to terminate.
- To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
- To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
1noun
- (chiefly Yorkshire) An enclosed field.
- (chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.
- A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
- The common staircase in a tenement.
- A cathedral close.
- The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed.
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