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flexible
Adjective
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When something is flexible, it can bend.
The thin wood stick was so flexible that it would bend but not break.
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By extension, the word is used as a metaphor. For example, when a person or thing is flexible, they can change.
Jim was very flexible and enjoyed every new experience when he travelled.
I think we can make working hours much more flexible.
They used to treat everyone the same but now take a more flexible approach.
closure
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noun
(= closing)
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
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noun
termination of operations
they regretted the closure of the day care center
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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
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noun
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
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verb
(= cloture)
terminate debate by calling for a vote
debate was closured
cloture the discussion
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noun
(= blockage)
the act of blocking
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noun
(= blockage)
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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noun
(= settlement, resolution)
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
they finally reached a settlement with the union
they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences
he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure