closet
Noun · VerbUS[kloz-uht]/ˈklɑzət/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (4)closets
- a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage spaceSynonyms: cupboardType of storage spaceKinds supply closet, safe, airing cupboard, broom closet
- a toilet in BritainSynonyms: water closetW.C.looType of toilet, lavatory
- a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothesSynonyms: wardrobepressType of furniture, piece of furnitureKinds armoire, clothes closet, coat closet
- a small private room for study or prayerType of roomKinds booth, cubicleParts shelf
Verb (1)closets, closeted, closeting
- confine to a small space, as for intensive workMore general confine
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Translations
Noun cupboard, wardrobe
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Clos′et noun
Origin: OF. closet little inclosure, dim. of clos. See Close an inclosure.
1. A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy.
A chair-lumbered closet, just twelve feet by nine.— Oliver Goldsmith
When thou prayest, enter into thy closet.— Matt. vi. 6.
2. A small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for household utensils, clothing, etc. John Dryden
Closet sin, sin commited in privacy. Bp. Joseph Hall
Clos′et transitive verb [past tense & past participleCloseted present participle & verbal noun Closeting.]
1. To shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal. rare
Bedlam's closeted and handcuffed charge.— William Cowper
2. To make into a closet for a secret interview.
He was to call a new legislature, to closet its members.— George Bancroft
He had been closeted with De Quadra.— James Anthony Froude
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54