Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

close one's doors

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: close one's -doors
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Example Sentences

"The end of an era was marked on January 19, when the old depot at Gosforth closed its doors for the final time."

Inflected Forms

closes one's doors (present, singular) closing one's doors (participle, present) closed one's doors (participle, past) closed one's doors (past)

Antonyms

open one's doors

Questions

What does close one's doors mean?: To close down.

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