(setq lexical-binding t)

(defun make-adder (x)
  (lambda (y) (+ x y)))

ELISP> (make-adder 3)
(closure
 ((x . 3)
  t)
 (y)
 (+ x y))

ELISP> ((make-adder 3) 4)
    ** Eval error **  Invalid function: (make-adder 3)
ELISP>

ELISP> (funcall (make-adder 3) 4)
7
ELISP>