closing
1. [ adjective ] final or ending
Examples:

"the closing stages of the election" "the closing weeks of the year" "the closing scene of the film" "closing remarks"

Related terms: opening concluding year-end terminative
2. [ noun ] the act of closing something
Synonyms: shutting
Related terms: opening motion close close close
3. [ noun ] (business) termination of operations
Synonyms: shutdown closedown closure
Examples:

"they regretted the closure of the day care center"

Related terms: termination layoff plant_closing bank_closing close close close
4. [ noun ] (fine art,writing) the last section of a communication
Synonyms: end close ending conclusion
Examples:

"in conclusion I want to say..."

Related terms: section finale epilogue peroration anticlimax epilogue narration address terminate end end
5. [ noun ] approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
Synonyms: closure
Examples:

"the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"

Related terms: approach close close
6. [ noun ] a concluding action
Synonyms: completion mop_up windup culmination
Related terms: termination graduation follow-through consummation consummation finalization follow-through finish close complete culminate get_through
Similar spelling:   Clausing
  clashing
  close_in
  clogging
  clocking
  Clasen
  clioquinol
  Closson
  Classen
  closeness