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/kˈloʊʒɚ/ · 7 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. noun

    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

  2. noun

    a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

  3. noun

    a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric

  4. noun

    something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

    they finally reached a settlement with the union

  5. noun

    an obstruction in a pipe or tube

    we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe

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