'dosed season noun [sing.] = close season(I)

.closed 'shop noun a factory, business, etc. in which employees must all be members of a particular trade/ LABOR UNION       ( &&&& )

'dosed syllable noun {phonetics a syllable which ends with a consonant, for example sit ffl# ( tU$jf in sit)

close-fitting /.klaus 'fitiq; NAmE .klous/ adj. (of clothes A M) fitting tightly, showing the shape of the body

dose harmony /,klaus 'haimani; NAmE .klous 'hairmani/ noun [u] (music If) a style of singing in harmony in which the different notes are close together (       & )

close-knit /.klaus 'nit; NAmE .klous/ (also less frequent .closely-'knit) adj. (of a group of people — $£A) having strong relationships with each other and taking a close, friendly interest in each other’s activities and problems

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close-knit community of a small village

dose-mouthed /,klaus 'maudd; NAmE .klous/ adj. [not usually before noun] not willing to say much about sth because you want to keep a secret <7PftlM; Pi; M P X s

close-out /'klauzaut; NAmE 'klouz-/ noun {NAmE) an occasion when goods are sold cheaply in order to get rid of them quickly       XMJQ

close-range /.klaus 'reind3; NAmE .klous/ adj. [only before noun] at or from a short distance The

close-range shot was blocked by the goalkeeper. UPlAifiiE

close-run /.klaus 'rAn; NAmE .klous/ adj. [usually before noun] (of a race or competition       won by a

very small amount or distance jit :       The election

was a close-run thing.

close season /'klauz si:zn; NAmE 'klouz/ noun [sing.] {BrE) 1 (also closed season NAmE, BrE) the time of year when it is illegal to kill particular kinds of animal, bird and fish because they are breeding ^ ft $]; ^ }§. $fj 0133 OPEN SEASON 2 {NAmE 'off season) (in sport 35 Eft) the time during the summer when teams do not play important games (   ) 1

close-set /.klaus 'set; NAmE .klous/ adj. very close together     ; fgifrW: close-set eyes

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closet tHw /'klDzit; NAmE 'klaizat/ noun, adj., verb mnoun {especially NAmE) a small room or a space in a wall with a door that reaches the floor, used for storing things     It®: a walk-in closet

ip| |h] —compare cupboard, wardrobe(I) — see also water closet fltTBl come out of the closet to admit sth openly that you kept secret before, especially because of shame or embarrassment      ( X

) : Homosexuals in public life are now coming out of the closet. A-^A^JX M ®     o — more at skeleton

madj. [only before noun] used to describe people who want to keep some fact about themselves secret Bilge ( IHft m ) M: closet gays

o I suspect he’s a closet fascist.

* verb [VN] to put sb in a room away from other people, especially so that they can talk privately with sb, or so that they can be alone   • • • AA( X1% XTT

) : He was closeted with the Presi­dent for much of the day.      iffiTf 7/lX AM

0 She had closeted herself away in her room. Mffi S £ XfEJX fs] MX JEftfa A o close-up /'klaus Ap; NAmE 'klous/ noun [C, U] a photo­graph, or picture in a film/movie, taken very close to sb/sth so that it shows a lot of detail (     )

a close-up of a human eye ^JJfiAig® W # ^ M 0 It was strange to see her own face in close-up on the screen.

rTSo O close-up pictures of the planet jg, H fa

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clos ing /'klauzirj; NAmE 'klouzip/ adj., noun nadj. [only before noun] coming at the end of a speech, a period of time or an activity

his closing remarks % O the closing stages of the game Pm OPENING

mnoun [U] the act of shutting sth such as a factory, hospital, school, etc. permanently ( tRAI$ ) A

ffj; ff] iX: the closing of the local school

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closing date noun the last date by which sth must be done, such as applying for a job or entering a competi­tion tut 0 $]

'closing time noun [c, u] the time when a pub, shop/ store, bar, etc. ends business for the day and people have to leave ( Mtt. ) MfT^WlH]

closure /’klau3a(r); NAmE 'klou-/ noun 1 [C, U] the situation when a factory, school, hospital, etc. shuts permanently ( 7k A ) # ik, A |4];    : factory

closures X X #J 31 0 The hospital has been threatened with closure.        Al«Ji»o 2 [C, U] the

temporary closing of a road or bridge (    ft ) ffl

fftttlX 3 [U] the feeling that a difficult or an unpleasant experience has come to an end or been dealt with in an acceptable way (  )

jSSt; #n#1t'h: The conviction of their son’s murderer helped to give them a sense of closure. t$^nJL7I$I*IX®

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clot /klDt; NAmE kla:t/ noun, verb

» noun 1 = blood clot :     They removed a clot from his

brain, it ff] Ak \t W A J® M M 7 Jfll & 0 2 {old-fashioned, BrE, informaf) a stupid person M K; A 31;

» verb ( tt-) when blood or cream clots or when sth clots it, it forms thick lumps or clots ( ifil $1 J]| )

Jjfc : [V] a drug that stops blood from clotting during

operations  o [VN] the

blood clotting agent, Factor 8 I10f VIII doth 0-w /kln0; NAmE kla:0/ noun {pi. cloths /klD0s; NAmE klaidz/)

1 [U] material made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk, etc.  X t4: woollen/cotton cloth %

f4; kfl 44 o bandages made from strips of cloth

0 the cloth industry/trade feiR4k; 4fJ4k® k 0 a cloth bag ^ o note at material 2 [C] (often in compounds   Ji'n is]) a piece of cloth, often used

for a special purpose, especially cleaning things or covering a table ( —          ) Zjr, ( Xfa — #1 )         MX:

Wipe the surface with a damp cloth, MI)? K ffi — see also dishcloth, drop cloth, floorcloth, tablecloth 3 the doth [sing.] {literary) used to refer to Christian priests as a group ( jrfiM )       a man

of the cloth —IT>T^1 see coat n.

.cloth ‘cap (also .flat 'cap) (both BrE) noun a soft cap, normally made of wool, traditionally a symbol of working menftlf, Mfi ( f      ) :

The party has shed its cloth cap image (= it is not just a working-class party any more). 3&X2ft^££££?Jft£'liX A — picture o hat

clothe /klau6; NAmE kloud/ verb [VN] 1 ~ sb/yourself (in sth) {formal) to dress sb/yourself iu - %.fX\ They clothe their children in the latest fashions, jlk \f\^ ffe fH (fi&T 0 {figurative) Climbing plants clothed the courtyard walls.        2 to

provide clothes for sb to wear jj ( M A )   the

costs of feeding and clothing a family ^iCAM 'cloth-eared adj. {BrE, informal, disapproving) (of a person A) unable to hear or understand things clearly

clothed /klaudd; NAmE klouQd/ adj. [not usually before noun] ~ (in sth) dressed in a particular way A# •••; % X lk :      a man clothed in black H X H T <> She

jumped fully clothed into the water. itt 7 A S o O (figurative) The valley was clothed in trees and shrubs.

clothes 0-w /klaudz; klauz; NAmE kloudz; klouz/ noun [pi.]