not open or affording passage or access; the many closed streets made travel difficult; our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains'

(set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints

not open; the door slammed shut

[ Syn: shut , unopen ]

used especially of mouth or eyes; he sat quietly with closed eyes; his eyes were shut against the sunlight

[ Syn: shut ]

requiring union membership; a closed shop'

with shutters closed

not open to the general public; a closed meeting'

not having an open mind; a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas

[ Syn: unsympathetic ]

blocked against entry; a closed porch

[ Syn: closed in ]