(US, idiomatic) A shameful secret.

plural of closer

A mechanical device, containing a spring and a cylinder of fluid, that automatically closes an open door.

A toilet, containing no water, in which earth or ashes were added to the excrement after each use, the contents being regularly collected.

(nautical, navigation) An estimated point in which the distance between two objects, of which at least one is in motion, will reach its minimum value; abbreviated CPA. The estimate is used to evaluate the risk of a collision of e.g. two ships.

superlative form of close-knit: most close-knit

comparative form of close-knit: more close-knit

(transitive, intransitive) To make or become close.

present participle of closen

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of closen