closeable

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb klohz; adjective, adverb klohs or for 51, klohz; noun klohz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, klohs for 61, 62, 66]
- /verb kloʊz; adjective, adverb kloʊs or for 51, kloʊz; noun kloʊz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, kloʊs for 61, 62, 66 /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb klohz; adjective, adverb klohs or for 51, klohz; noun klohz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, klohs for 61, 62, 66]
- /verb kloʊz; adjective, adverb kloʊs or for 51, kloʊz; noun kloʊz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, kloʊs for 61, 62, 66 /

Definitions of closeable word

adjective closeable able to be closed 3
verb with object closeable to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut. 1
verb with object closeable to stop or obstruct (a gap, entrance, aperture, etc.): to close a hole in a wall with plaster. 1
verb with object closeable to block or hinder passage across or access to: to close a border to tourists; to close the woods to picnickers. 1
verb with object closeable to stop or obstruct the entrances, apertures, or gaps in: He closed the crate and tied it up. 1
verb with object closeable (of the mind) to make imperceptive or inaccessible: to close one's mind to the opposite opinion. 1

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Origin of closeable

First appearance:

before 1050

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1050; (noun, adj.) Middle English clos < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin clausus, past participle of claudere to close (cf. clause); (v.) Middle English closen, verbal derivative of the adj. (compare Old English clȳsan, beclȳsan to shut in, enclose, verbal derivative of clūse bar, enclosure < Medieval Latin clūsa, for Latin clausa, feminine of clausus); noun and adj. senses with voiced pronunciation of s are presumably modern deverbal derivatives

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Parts of speech for Closeable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Closeable

closeable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

closeable usage trend in Literature

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