cloze

[ klohz ]

/ kloʊz /

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adjective

pertaining to or being a procedure used to measure comprehension or text difficulty, in which a person is called upon to supply elements that have been systematically deleted from a text.

noun

a cloze procedure or test.

QUIZ

THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Origin of cloze

1953; back formation from closure (in the sense “the tendency to fill in missing elements based on past experience”), respelling to make it distinct from close

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cloze

close, clothes, cloze

Words nearby cloze

clownery, clown white, cloxacillin, cloy, cloying, cloze, cloze test, clpbd, clr., CLU, club

How to use cloze in a sentence

I don't keer w'at kinder cloze he put on, dey fit 'im, en I don't keer w'at crowd he git in, dey ain't none un um look like 'im.
Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches|Joel Chandler Harris
"You sartinly do have good cloze, too," said the Sergeant, surveying the stout blue uniforms with admiration.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6)|John McElroy
I done had my fun, en now I'm a-settin' out yer lettin' my cloze dry.
Nights With Uncle Remus|Joel Chandler Harris
Ive been too busy casting an unfavorable eye on your cloze and on the litther you make with your papers.
Press Cuttings|George Bernard Shaw

A man with that kind o' cloze has no business carrying weapons around in this country.
The Red Acorn|John McElroy