cloze definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: based on or being a test of reading skill using the cloze procedure Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: by shortening & alteration from ... passage as a test of readability or comprehension (usu. attrib. : cloze test). Etymology: CLOSURE Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (clozes) In language teaching, a cloze test is a test in which words are removed from ...