closet

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.4 See also 1.5 Verb 1.6 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French closet (clos +‎ -et)

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɒzɪt

[edit] Noun

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closet (plural closets)

1. (chiefly US) A piece of furniture or a cabinet in which clothes or household supplies may be stored.
2. A small private chamber.
3. A toilet; a water closet.
4. (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.

5. (informal, attributive) Secretly.

   He's a closet Republican: he voted for Bush, but won't say so if you ask him.

[edit] Synonyms

• (A piece of furniture): cupboard, wardrobe, press (British)

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[edit] Derived terms

• closeted
• closet oneself
• come out of the closet
• earth closet
• in the closet
• skeleton in the closet
• water closet

[edit] See also

• come out
• out

[edit] Verb

to closet (third-person singular simple present closets, present participle closeting, simple past and past participle closeted)

1. 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.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of celost
• colets
• telcos