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English
Etymology
From Old French closet (clos + -et)
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒzɪt
Noun
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Singular closet |
Plural closets |
closet (plural closets)
- (chiefly US) A piece of furniture or a cabinet in which clothes or household supplies may be stored.
- A small private chamber.
- A toilet; a water closet.
- (figuratively) The imagined closet in idioms such as in the closet or skeleton in the closet
- The 'closet' can be a scary place for a gay teenager.
- (informal, attributive) Secretly.
- He's a closet Republican: he voted for Bush, but won't say so if you ask him.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- closeted
- closet oneself
- come out of the closet
- earth closet
- in the closet
- skeleton in the closet
- water closet
See also
Verb
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Infinitive to closet |
Third person singular closets |
Simple past closeted |
Past participle closeted |
Present participle closeting |
to closet (third-person singular simple present closets, present participle closeting, simple past and past participle closeted)
- 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.
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