closing

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. the act of closing something (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
shutting
• Ant:
opening
• Derivationally related forms:
close, shut (for: shutting)
• Hypernyms:
motion, movement, move, motility
2. the last section of a communication
- in conclusion I want to say...
• Syn:
conclusion, end, close, ending
• Derivationally related forms:
close, end (for: end)
• Hypernyms:
section, subdivision
• Hyponyms:
anticlimax, bathos, epilogue, epilog, peroration,
finale, coda
• Part Holonyms:
narration, recital, yarn, address, speech
3. approaching a particular destination;
a coming closer;
a narrowing of a gap
- the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision
• Syn:
closure
• Derivationally related forms:
close (for: closure), close
• Hypernyms:
approach, approaching, coming
4. termination of operations
- they regretted the closure of the day care center
• Syn:
closure, closedown, shutdown
• Derivationally related forms:
shut down (for: shutdown), close, close down (for: closedown), close (for: closure)
• Hypernyms:
termination, ending, conclusion
• Hyponyms:
plant closing, bank closing, layoff
5. a concluding action
• Syn:
completion, culmination, windup, mop up
• Derivationally related forms:
mop up (for: mop up), wind up (for: windup), close, culminate (for: culmination), complete (for: completion)
• Hypernyms:
termination, ending, conclusion
• Hyponyms:
consummation, finish, finishing, finalization, finalisation,
follow-through, graduation

II - adjective

final or ending (Freq. 3)
- the closing stages of the election
- the closing weeks of the year
- the closing scene of the film
- closing remarks
• Ant:
opening
• Similar to:
concluding, final, last, terminal, terminative, year-end

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  completion, culmination, windup, mop up, closure, closedown, shutdown, conclusion, end, close, ending, shutting