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.

2. closet(Noun)

   A small private chamber.

3. closet(Noun)

   A toilet; a water 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.

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.

6. closet(Adjective)

   Secret.

Origin: 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

2. Closet(noun)

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

3. Closet(verb)

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

4. Closet(verb)

   to make into a closet for a secret interview

Origin: [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. Secretary Clinton:

   Shopping in your closet? i do a lot of that, too.

2. Marissa Tantillo:

   I have a wedding dress in my closet that I will never wear.

3. Aaron J. Munzer:

   I'd come out of the closet but the skeletons would get lonely.

4. Parvez Sharma:

   I was going back into the closet as a gay man, and also a filmmaker.

5. Michele Bachmann:

   They said well, there's a broom closet over here off of Statuary Hall.

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