Definitions for closet
ˈklɒz ɪtclos·et

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cupboard, closet(noun)

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

2. water closet, closet, W.C., loo(noun)

   a toilet in Britain

3. wardrobe, closet, press(noun)

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

4. closet(verb)

   a small private room for study or prayer

5. closet(verb)

   confine to a small space, as for intensive work

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. closet(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From closet ()

2. closet(Noun)

   A small private chamber.

   Etymology: From closet ()

3. closet(Noun)

   A toilet; a water closet.

   Etymology: From closet ()

4. closet(Noun)

   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.

   Etymology: From closet ()

5. closet(Verb)

   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.

   Etymology: From closet ()

6. closet(Adjective)

   Secret.

   Etymology: From closet ()

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Closet(noun)

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

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

2. Closet(noun)

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

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

3. Closet(verb)

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

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

4. Closet(verb)

   to make into a closet for a secret interview

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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

Anagrams for closet »

1. colets, telcos

2. Colets

3. Telcos

How to pronounce closet?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Oprah Winfrey:

   You see there really is no darker secret than sexual abuse, i’m telling you about myself so that maybe the closet where so many sexual abuse victims and their molesters hide might swing open just a crack today and let some light in.

2. Will Smith:

   I hear,' Hey,'... and I turn around and Michael Jackson is behind me in the closet.

3. Anthon St Maarten:

   If I can spare just one gifted child unnecessary trauma, or inspire just one adult to come out of the 'clair closet', the bewilderment I had to endure would all be worth it.

4. Kanye West:

   It’s not about Kanye West. It’s not about Taylor Swift, there’s a lot of people in America that feel like they don’t have the platform to stand up and express their closet racism. Before they had that platform, one really easy way to express it was to say, ‘Eff Kanye West.’.

5. Albert Einstein:

   Isn’t it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a popular fellow. Chirology may be one of the vital sciences of the future. ~ Albert Einstein (“Seeing into the Future” ~ Harvey Day) I hate crowds and making speeches. I hate facing cameras and having to answer to a crossfire of questions. Why popular fancy should seize upon me, a scientist, dealing in abstract things and happy if left alone, is a manifestation of mass psychology that is beyond me. I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very, very curious. The ideals that have lighted my way and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty and Truth. The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. When his wife asked him to change clothes to meet the German Ambassador: “they want to see me, here I am. If they want to see my clothes, open my closet and show them my suits.

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