CLOSED BOOK

Meaning of CLOSED BOOK in English

something that is not known or cannot be understood; a mystery or puzzle: Abstract art is a closed book as far as I'm concerned.

[ 1910-15 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

CLOSED BOOK — noun Date: 1913 something beyond comprehension ; enigma
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CLOSED BOOK — noun : something beyond comprehension railway operation is a closed book for many people — O.S.Nock : something that resists …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOSED BOOK — mystery, unknown, enigma (sometimes said of a mysterious person)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CLOSED BOOK — Date: 1913 : something beyond comprehension : enigma
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOSED BOOK — Function: noun Date: 1913 : something beyond comprehension : ENIGMA
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CLOSED BOOK — [closed book] n (1913): something beyond comprehension: enigma
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOSED BOOK — {n.} A secret; something not known or understood. * /The man's early life is a closed book./ * /For Mary, …
Slang English vocab
CLOSED BOOK — Function: noun Synonyms: MYSTERY , Chinese puzzle, conundrum, enigma, mystification, puzzle, puzzlement, riddle, why
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CLOSED BOOK — noun Synonyms: mystery , Chinese puzzle, conundrum, enigma, mystification, puzzle, puzzlement, riddle, why
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSED BOOK — • ↑ be a closed book
Longman Activator English vocab
CLOSED BOOK — {n.} A secret; something not known or understood. * /The man's early life is a closed book./ * /For Mary, …
Словарь английских идиом
CLOSED BOOK — n. A secret; something not known or understood. The man's early life is a closed book. For Mary, science is …
American Idioms English vocabulary
CLOSED BOOK — закрытая бухгалтерская книга (книжное) книга за семью печатями закрытое дело; исчерпанный вопрос
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOSED BOOK — 1. книжн. книга за семью печатями 2. закрытое дело; исчерпанный вопрос
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLOSED BOOK — 1) что-то неизвестное или непонятное Syn:enigma 2) исчерпанный вопрос
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CLOSED BOOK — 1. книжн. книга за семью печатями 2. закрытое дело; исчерпанный вопрос
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CLOSED BOOK — 1. книжн. книга за семью печатями 2. закрытое дело; исчерпанный вопрос
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CLOSED BOOK — исчерпанный вопрос
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CLOSED BOOK — исчерпанный вопрос
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CLOSED BOOK — 1) что-то неизвестное или непонятное Syn: enigma 2) исчерпанный вопрос
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CLOSED BOOK — 1) что-то неизвестное или непонятное Syn: enigma 2) исчерпанный вопрос
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CLOSED BOOK — 1) что-то неизвестное или непонятное 2) исчерпанный вопрос a closed book - книга за семью печатями
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
CLOSED BOOK — закрытая бухгалтерская книга
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
CLOSED BOOK — закрытая бухгалтерская книга (книжное) книга за семью печатями закрытое дело; исчерпанный вопрос
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOOK — I Written (or printed) message of considerable length, meant for circulation and recorded on any of various materials that are …
Английский словарь Британика
CLOSED — I. ˈklōzd adjective Etymology: Middle English, past participle of closen to close 1. a. of a vehicle : having a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOOK — I. ˈbu̇k noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bōc; akin to Old High German buoh book, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOSED — /klohzd/ , adj. 1. having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOK — — bookless , adj. — booklike , adj. /book/ , n. 1. a written or printed work of fiction or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOK — I. ˈbu̇k noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bōc; akin to Old High German buoh book, Gothic boka letter …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOSED — adjective Date: 13th century 1. a. : not open b. : enclosed c. : composed entirely of closed tubes or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOOK — noun a composition, written or printed; a treatise. 2. book ·vt to enter, write, or register in a book or …
Webster English vocab
CLOSED — [closed] adj (13c) 1 a: not open b: enclosed c: composed entirely of closed tubes or vessels "a ~ circulatory …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOOK — [book] n [ME, fr. OE boc; akin to OHG buoh book, Goth boka letter] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a set …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOOK — published work of literature or scholarship; the term has been defined by UNESCO for statistical purposes as a non-periodical printed …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLOSED — / kləʊzd; NAmE kloʊzd/ adjective 1. [ not before noun ] shut : Keep the door closed. 2. [ not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOK — / bʊk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PRINTED WORK 1. [ C ] a set of printed pages …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOSED — closed S3 /kləʊzd $ kloʊzd/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : close, ↑ closure , ↑ closing ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOOK — I. book 1 S1 W1 /bʊk/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: boc ] 1 . PRINTED …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLOSED — adj. 1 not giving access; shut. 2 (of a shop etc.) having ceased business temporarily. 3 (of a society, system, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOOK — n. & v. --n. 1 a a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOSED — adj. 1 not giving access; shut. 2 (of a shop etc.) having ceased business temporarily. 3 (of a society, system, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOOK — n. & v. n. 1 a a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOSED — adj.1 not giving access; shut. 2 (of a shop etc.) having ceased business temporarily. 3 (of a society, system, etc.) …
Oxford English vocab
BOOK — n. & v. --n. 1. a a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one …
Oxford English vocab
CLOSED — 1. A closed group of people does not welcome new people or ideas from outside. It was to be a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOK — ( books, booking, booked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A book …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOSED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a closed circle (= not open to other people ) ▪ He didn’t have much …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOOK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a booking fee ( also a service fee American English ) (= a charge …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLOSED — [adjective]"The matter is closed," said the health minister. [T]A closed season is a particular period of the year when the …
Cambridge English vocab
BOOK — (TEXT) [noun] [C] - a set of pages that have been fastened together inside a cover to be read or …
Cambridge English vocab
BOOK — n. Book of Changes book club Book of Common Prayer Book of Kells Book of the Dead comic book Domesday …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CLOSED — Synonyms and related words : arcane, authoritarian, beyond reach, bigot, bigoted, blank, blind, blind-alley, borne, cabalistic, cecal, censored, choked, choked …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSED — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ remain ▪ The library will remain ~ until next week. ▪ keep sth ▪ Keep …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CLOSED — • ↑ be closed • ↑ shut/closed
Longman Activator English vocab
CLOSED — See closed (poker) .
Poker English Dictionary
CLOSED — прил. 1) закрытый, запертый closed shop ≈ амер. предприятие, принимающее на работу только членов профсоюза (на основании договора с профсоюзом) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOOK — 1. сущ. 1) книга (материальный объект, состоящий из обложки, страниц и т.д.), том to charge, check a book (out of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOSED — a 1. 1> закрытый; замкнутый closed syllable - фон. закрытый слог closed fracture - мед. закрытый перелом closed sea - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOOK — book.ogg 1. bʋk n 1. 1> книга picture book - книжка с картинками to be at one's books - сидеть …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLOSED — 1) закрытый 2) замкнутый • - normally closed
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BOOK — 1) книга 2) (книжный) блок 3) том документации 4) принимать заказ, регистрировать заказ; заказывать ( билет ) 5) бронировать место …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CLOSED — 1) закрытый 2) замкнутый • - normally closed
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BOOK — 1) книга 2) (книжный) блок 3) том документации 4) принимать заказ, регистрировать заказ; заказывать (билет) 5) бронировать место (на полет) • - address book - aeronautical reference …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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