CLOSET

Closet

A closet is a small and enclosed space, a cabinet, or a cupboard in a house or building used for general storage or hanging/storing clothes. A closet for food storage is usually referred to as a pantry. A closet, through French from Latin clausum, "closed" began life in the 17th century as a small private room, often behind a bedroom, to which a man or woman could retire, for privacy, reading, or enjoyment of personal works of art: for this usage, see Cabinet .

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closet

Noun

  1. A piece of furniture or a cabinet in which clothes or household supplies may be stored.
  2. A small private chamber.
  3. A toilet; a water closet.
  4. The imagined closet in idioms such as or , a place to keep things hidden.
    The 'closet' can be a scary place for a gay teenager.

Verb

  1. To shut away for private discussion.
    The ambassador has been closeted with the prime minister all afternoon. We're all worried what will be announced when they exit.
  2. To put into a private place for a secret interview or interrogation.
  3. To shut up in, or as in, a closet for concealment or confinement.

Adjective

  1. Secret.


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