Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see closing, time. / (UK, Canada) The time when a public house or restaurant closes. Used to invite final drink orders.

plural of couple-close

(heraldry) A diminutive of the chevron, always borne in closely placed pairs.

(phonetics, of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately two-thirds of the way between an open and a close vowel

plural of closed circuit

(linguistics) A syllable that ends in a consonant.

(computing) A testing arrangement in which a beta test version of software is distributed to a small group of testers.

plural of close season

(seduction community) The successful acquisition of a woman's telephone number at the end of a pickup attempt.

(seduction community) To end a pickup of a woman by getting her telephone number.