S: (n) section, subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)) "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
S: (n) lead, lead-in, lede (the introductory section of a story) "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"
S: (n) passage (a section of text; particularly a section of medium length)
S: (n) mezuzah, mezuza (religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law)
S: (n) sura (one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran) "the Quran is divided in 114 suras"
S: (n) exposition ((music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur)
S: (n) obbligato, obligato (a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission)
S: (n) recapitulation ((music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated)
S: (n) development ((music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated)
S: (n) closing, closure (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"
S: (n) closure, closedown, closing, shutdown (termination of operations) "they regretted the closure of the day care center"
S: (v) close up, close, fold, shut down, close down (cease to operate or cause to cease operating) "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop"
S: (v) close (finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)) "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
S: (v) conclude, close (come to a close) "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"
S: (v) close (complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement) "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"
S: (v) close (be priced or listed when trading stops) "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"
S: (v) close (engage at close quarters) "close with the enemy"
S: (v) close (cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop)
S: (v) close (change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact)
S: (v) close, come together (come together, as if in an embrace) "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
S: (v) close (draw near) "The probe closed with the space station"
S: (v) close (bring together all the elements or parts of) "Management closed ranks"
S: (v) close (bar access to) "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"
S: (v) close, fill up (fill or stop up) "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
S: (v) close up, close (unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of) "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"
S: (v) close (finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead) "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
Adjective
S: (adj) closing (final or ending) "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks"