About The Word Closet

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Closet

Closet Meaning & Definition
Closet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Closet?

[n] a small private room for study or prayer
[n] a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
[n] a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
[n] a toilet in England
[v] confine to a small space, as for intensive work

Synonyms | Synonyms for Closet: cupboard | loo | press | W.C. | wardrobe | water closet

Related Terms | Find terms related to Closet: academic | adytum | anonymous | archives | armory | arsenal | attic | backhouse | bank | basement | bathroom | bay | bin | bonded warehouse | bookcase | booking office | bottle up | box | box in | box office | box up | branch | branch office | bunker | buttery | cabin | cabinet | can | cargo dock | casket | cellar | chambers | chancellery | chancery | chest | cloakroom | cloister | clothes closet | coffin | comfort station | confidential | confine | conservatory | consulate | convenience | corporate headquarters | cramp | crapper | crate | crib | cupboard | den | depository | depot | dock | drawer | dressing room | dump | earth closet | embassy | encase | entomb | exchequer | executive office | fitting room | glory hole | godown | head | headquarters | hold | holy of holies | home office | hushed | hutch | immure | incognito | inmost | innermost | inside | interior | intimate | inward | isolated | jakes | john | johnny | johnny house | latrine | lavatory | legation | library | linen closet | locker | lumber room | lumberyard | magasin | magazine | main office | necessary | office | outhouse | personal | powder room | private | privy | rack | repertory | repository | reservoir | rest room | retired | retreat | rick | sanctum | sanctum sanctorum | secluded | sequestered | shelf | shop | speculative | stack | stack room | stock room | storage | store | storehouse | storeroom | straiten | study | supply base | supply depot | tank | ticket office | toilet | toilet room | treasure house | treasure room | treasury | urinal | vat | vault | wardrobe | warehouse | washroom | water closet | WC | wine cellar | withdrawn

See Also | airing cupboard | armoire | article of furniture | bathroom | booth | broom closet | can | clothes closet | clothespress | coat closet | confine | cubicle | furniture | john | kiosk | lav | lavatory | piece of furniture | privy | room | safe | shelf | stall | storage space | supply closet | toilet

Closet In Webster's Dictionary

\Clos"et\, n. [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. --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. --Dryden. {Closet sin}, sin commited in privacy. --Bp. Hall.
\Clos"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. pr. & vb. n. {Closeting}.] 1. To shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal. [R.] Bedlam's closeted and handcuffed charge. --Cowper. 2. To make into a closet for a secret interview. He was to call a new legislature, to closet its members. --Bancroft. He had been closeted with De Quadra. --Froude.

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