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Definitions for Closet

[1] a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
[2] a small private room, especially one used for prayer, meditation, etc.
[3] a state or condition of secrecy or carefully guarded privacy: Some conservatives remain in the closet except on election day. Gay liberation has encouraged many gay people to come out of the closet.
[4] water closet.
[5] private; secluded.
[6] suited for use or enjoyment in privacy: closet reflections; closet prayer.
[7] engaged in private study or speculation; speculative; unpractical: a closet thinker with no practical experience.
[8] being or functioning as such in private; secret: a closet anarchist.
[9] to shut up in a private room for a conference, interview, etc. (usually used in the passive voice): The secretary of state was closeted with the senator for three hours in a tense session.
[10] a small cupboard or recess
[11] a small private room
[12] short for water closet
[13] (modifier) private or secret
[14] (modifier) suited or appropriate for use in private closet meditations
[15] (modifier) US and Canadian based on or devoted to theory; speculative a closet strategist
[16] (tr) to shut up or confine in a small private room, esp for conference or meditation

Words related to Closet

container, room, cabinet, locker, wardrobe, vault, bin, sideboard, recess, repository, safe, buffet, depository, receptacle, walk-in, ambry

Words nearby Closet

closedown, closefisted, closemouthed, closeout, closer, closet, closet drama, closet queen, closeted, closetful, closeup

Origin of Closet

1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French, equivalent to clos close (noun) + -et -et

Word origin for Closet

C14: from Old French, from clos enclosure; see close 1

Synonyms for Closet

cabinet, container, locker, room, vault, wardrobe, bin, buffet, depository, receptacle, recess, repository, safe, sideboard, walk-in, ambry, chest of drawers, clothes room, cold storage