Closure: alternatives and connections

To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

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of Approach

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of Come

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The last part of anything; close; termination; end.

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of Decide

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The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; th…

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of End

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That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.

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One who obstructs or hinders.

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The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.

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Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system

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To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or side of; to bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by a line.

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The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities.

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The movable piece which closes the breech of a breech-loading firearm, and resists the backward force of the discharge. It is withdrawn for the inser…

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A machine for beheading a person by one stroke of a heavy ax or blade, which slides in vertical guides, is raised by a cord, and let fall upon the ne…

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A burstion inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion.

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Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.

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One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel.

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That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple.

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To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

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To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

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A seat of any kind.

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A seat of any kind.

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A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on…

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The act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up.

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of Close

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See Closure, 5.

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The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded.

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The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of…

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The act of setting, or the state of being settled.

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To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound.

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The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or action; also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of the circulation of the blood; th…

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