What does CLOSET mean?
Definitions for CLOSET
ˈklɒz ɪtclos·et
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word CLOSET.
Princeton's WordNet
cupboard, closetnoun
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
water closet, closet, W.C., loonoun
a toilet in Britain
wardrobe, closet, pressnoun
a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
closetverb
a small private room for study or prayer
closetverb
confine to a small space, as for intensive work
Wiktionary
closetnoun
A piece of furniture or a cabinet in which clothes or household supplies may be stored.
closetnoun
A small private chamber.
closetnoun
A toilet; a water closet.
closetnoun
The imagined closet in idioms such as in the closet or skeleton in the closet, a place to keep things hidden.
The 'closet' can be a scary place for a gay teenager.
closetverb
To have a private meeting.
The ambassador has been closeted with the prime minister all afternoon. We're all worried what will be announced when they exit.
closetadjective
Secret.
Etymology: From closet ()
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Closetnoun
Etymology: from close.
The taper burneth in your closet. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.
He would make a step into his closet, and after a short prayer he was gone. Henry Wotton.
He should have made himself a key, wherewith to open the closet of Minerva, where those fair treasures are to be found in all abundance. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.
He furnishes her closet first, and fills
The crowded shelves with rarities of shells. John Dryden, Fables.To Closetverb
Etymology: from the noun.
The heat
Of thy great love once spread, as in an urn,
Doth closet up itself. George Herbert.About this time began the project of closeting, where the principal gentlemen of the kingdom were privately catechised by his majesty. Jonathan Swift.
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closet
A closet is a small enclosed space in a room, often with a door, used for storage. It is commonly used to store clothes, shoes, and other personal items. It can also refer to any small, enclosed space within a building such as a cupboard or a cabinet.
Webster Dictionary
Closetnoun
a small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy
Closetnoun
a small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for household utensils, clothing, etc
Closetverb
to shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal
Closetverb
to make into a closet for a secret interview
Etymology: [OF. closet little inclosure, dim. of clos. See Close an inclosure.]
Wikidata
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 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. Modern closets can be built into the walls of the house during construction so that they take up no apparent space in the bedroom, or they can be a large, free-standing piece of furniture designed for clothing storage, in which case they are often called a wardrobe or armoire. Closets are often built under stairs, thereby using awkward space that would otherwise go unused. In current British usage, a "wardrobe" can also be built-in, and the word "cupboard" can be used to refer to a closet. In Elizabethan and Middle English, closet referred to a larger room in which a person could sit and read in private, but now refers to a small room in general. In Indian usage, a closet often refers to a toilet. This probably originated from the word water closet, which refers to a flush toilet.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Closet
kloz′et, n. a small private room: a recess off a room: a privy: the private chamber of a sovereign, an apartment for private audience or council, or for private or domestic devotions.—v.t. to shut up in or take into a closet: to conceal:—pr.p. clos′eting; pa.p. clos′eted.—n. Bed′-clos′et, a small recess for a bed. [O. Fr. closet, dim. of clos. See Close.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of CLOSET in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of CLOSET in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of CLOSET in a Sentence
I have a wedding dress in my closet that I will never wear.
The White House is cooperating with the National Archives and the Department of Justice regarding the discovery of what appear to be Obama-Biden Administration records, including a small number of documents with classified markings, the documents were discovered when the President’s personal attorneys were packing files housed in a locked closet to prepare to vacate office space at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C. The President periodically used this space from mid-2017 until the start of the 2020 campaign. On the day of this discovery, November 2, 2022, the White House Counsel’s Office notified the National Archives. The Archives took possession of the materials the following morning.
The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.
What the referendum did was gave permission to allow conversations to take place in places where it hadn't happened before: working class areas, rural areas. It allowed LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) issues to come out of the closet.
Every women needs at least 4 animals. A mink in her closet, a jaguar in her garage, a tiger in her bed, and a jackass that pays for everything.
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- خزانةArabic
- dolab, şkafAzerbaijani
- шафаBelarusian
- стенен гардероб, килер, шкафBulgarian
- skříňCzech
- skabDanish
- SchrankGerman
- ντουλάπι, καμαράκιGreek
- ŝrankoEsperanto
- armario, ropero, clósetSpanish
- اشکاف, کمدPersian
- kaappi, koppi, komero, kamariFinnish
- placardFrench
- seòmar-uaigneachScottish Gaelic
- ארוןHebrew
- պահարանArmenian
- lemariIndonesian
- skápurIcelandic
- armadio, ripostiglioItalian
- 収納庫, 押入, クローゼットJapanese
- шкафKazakh
- 옷장Korean
- armariumLatin
- kastDutch
- skapNorwegian
- szafaPolish
- guarda-roupasPortuguese
- чулан, шкаф, каморкаRussian
- skriňaSlovak
- garderobSwedish
- dolapTurkish
- шафаUkrainian
- שאַפעYiddish
- 壁橱Chinese
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