Definitions for Closet
ˈklɒz ɪtclos·et

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cupboard, closetnoun

   a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

2. water closet, closet, W.C., loonoun

   a toilet in Britain

3. wardrobe, closet, pressnoun

   a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

4. closetverb

   a small private room for study or prayer

5. closetverb

   confine to a small space, as for intensive work

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. closetnoun

   A piece of furniture or a cabinet in which clothes or household supplies may be stored.

2. closetnoun

   A small private chamber.

3. closetnoun

   A toilet; a water closet.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. closetadjective

   Secret.

7. Etymology: From closet ()

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Closetnoun

   Etymology: from close.

   1. A small room of privacy and retirement.

   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.

   2. A private repository of curiosities and valuable things.

   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.

2. To Closetverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To shut up, or conceal in a closet.

   The heat
   Of thy great love once spread, as in an urn,
   Doth closet up itself. George Herbert.

   2. To take into a closet for a secret interview.

   About this time began the project of closeting, where the principal gentlemen of the kingdom were privately catechised by his majesty. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Closetnoun

   a small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy

2. Closetnoun

   a small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for household utensils, clothing, etc

3. Closetverb

   to shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal

4. Closetverb

   to make into a closet for a secret interview

5. Etymology: [OF. closet little inclosure, dim. of clos. See Close an inclosure.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Confine
   • Furniture
   • Storage Space
   • Toilet

Anagrams for Closet »

1. colets

2. telcos

How to pronounce Closet?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Closet in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Closet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Closet in a Sentence

1. John Knoebel:

   'Gay' as a word was a new, dynamic radical word to use, we were the first organization that actually called ourselves gay and that was an offensive word to many people. We were naming ourselves and identifying ourselves and finally out of the closet and open and radical.

2. Brian Williams:

   I remember one such house fire .?.?. conducting a search on my hands and knees, when I felt something warm, squishy and furry on the floor of a closet, i instinctively tucked it in my coat. When I got outside, I saw two small eyes staring up at me, and I returned the 3-week-old and very scared puppy to its grateful owners.

3. David Carroll:

   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.

4. Mickey Rourke:

   I was going through a really rough time, i was hurting myself and I was sitting in the closet one day. I couldn’t take it anymore and picked up a gun.

5. Hu Bing:

   In China, the lady's closet is almost full, but men, before they had no clothes, so now they need to buy a lot. They want to dress up and shine.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Closet
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Closet
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Closet
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Closet
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Closet
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Closet