Phrase Hound found 26 phrases and 13 compound words that contain closes. The most common are listed below. Open closes in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 26
- closes the booksthird-person singular simple present indicative of close the books: To finalize the financial records for a specific accounting period; to cease trading.
- closes the facethird-person singular simple present indicative of close the face: To turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.
- closes the loopthird-person singular simple present indicative of close the loop: To follow up; to tie up loose ends; to resolve.
- closes the rangethird-person singular simple present indicative of close the range: To move oneself or one's vehicle(s) (warships, tanks, aircraft, etc.) closer to the enemy in order to allow them to fire on the enemy, either more effectively or at all.
- closes the book onthird-person singular simple present indicative of close the book on: To stop worrying about or trying to do something about; to ignore.
- closes the door onthird-person singular simple present indicative of close the door on
- cathedral closesplural of cathedral close: An enclosed precinct surrounding a cathedral.
- closes downthird-person singular simple present indicative of close down: To stop trading as a business.
- closes offthird-person singular simple present indicative of close off: To seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.
- closes outthird-person singular simple present indicative of close out: To terminate; to call the end of.
- closes roundthird-person singular simple present indicative of close round: To surround (someone, something); to form a circle.
- closes upthird-person singular simple present indicative of close up: In near proximity.
- couple-closesplural of couple-close: A diminutive of the chevron, always borne in closely placed pairs.
- number closesthird-person singular simple present indicative of number close: To end the pickup of a woman by getting her telephone number.
- closes for pressthird-person singular simple present indicative of close for press: To finalise the editing of a publication, such as a magazine or newspaper, so it is ready for printing.
- closes one eyethird-person singular simple present indicative of close one eye: to look the other way, to deliberately ignore or overlook (a mistake or transgression).
- closes one's doorsthird-person singular simple present indicative of close one's doors: To close down.
- closes one's earsthird-person singular simple present indicative of close one's ears: Not to listen.
- closes one's eyesthird-person singular simple present indicative of close one's eyes: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see close, one's, eyes.
- closes one's eyes and thinks of Englandthird-person singular simple present indicative of close one's eyes and think of England: To accept one's duty patriotically, particularly (idiomatic, euphemistic) to endure sex (sexual activity) under a concept of sex as solely a marital …
- closes one's eyes for the last timethird-person singular simple present indicative of close one's eyes for the last time: To die; to pass away.
- closes one's mindthird-person singular simple present indicative of close one's mind: To refuse to understand things.
- closes the barn door after the horse has boltedthird-person singular simple present indicative of close the barn door after the horse has bolted: To attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred; to design and implement a preventive mechanism that is too late (after the first …
- closes the stable door after the horse has been stolenthird-person singular simple present indicative of close the stable door after the horse has been stolen: To attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred; to design and implement a preventive mechanism that is too late (after the …
- closes the stable door after the horse has boltedthird-person singular simple present indicative of close the stable door after the horse has bolted: To attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred; to design and implement a preventive mechanism that is too late (after the …
Compound words 13
- disclosesthird-person singular simple present indicative of disclose: To open up; unfasten.
- foreclosesthird-person singular simple present indicative of foreclose: To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
- overclosesthird-person singular simple present indicative of overclose: In too great a proximity.
- autoclosesthird-person singular simple present indicative of autoclose: to close automatically
- closestoolsplural of closestool: A chamber pot enclosed in a stool or box; a commode.
- forclosesthird-person singular simple present indicative of forclose: To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
- Groseclosesplural of Groseclose: A surname.
- misclosesplural of misclose: The discrepancy between the starting point the endpoint of the shape reconstructed from the measured dimensions and bearings of a boundary.
- paraclosesplural of paraclose: A partition that closes off part of a building; especially one that separates an altar or chapel from the rest of a church.
- parclosesplural of parclose: A partition that closes off part of a building; especially one that separates an altar or chapel from the rest of a church.