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clos·et
(klŏz′ĭt, klô′zĭt)n.
1. A cabinet or enclosed recess for linens, household supplies, or clothing.
2. A small private chamber, as for study or prayer.
3. A water closet; a toilet.
4. A state of secrecy or cautious privacy: Two days before the election, the candidate suddenly came out of the closet and denounced the proposed law.
tr.v. clos·et·ed, clos·et·ing, clos·ets
To enclose or shut up in a private room, as for discussion: closeted themselves with their attorneys.
adj.
1. Private; confidential: closet information.
2. Being so or engaging only in private; secret: a closet proponent of a tax increase; a closet alcoholic.
3. Based on theory and speculation rather than practice.
[Middle English, private room, from Old French, diminutive of clos, enclosure, from Latin clausum, from neuter of clausus, enclosed; see close.]
clos′et·ful′ n.
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closet
(ˈklɒzɪt)n
1. a small cupboard or recess
2. a small private room
3. short for water closet
4. (modifier) private or secret
5. (modifier) suited or appropriate for use in private: closet meditations.
6. (modifier) US and Canadian based on or devoted to theory; speculative: a closet strategist.
vb, -ets, -eting or -eted
(tr) to shut up or confine in a small private room, esp for conference or meditation
[C14: from Old French, from clos enclosure; see close1]
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clos•et
(ˈklɒz ɪt)n., adj., v. -et•ed, -et•ing. n.
1. a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
2. a small private room, esp. one used for prayer, meditation, etc.
3. a state or condition of secrecy or carefully guarded privacy.
adj. 5. private; secluded.
6. suited for use or enjoyment in privacy: closet prayer.
7. engaged in private study or speculation; speculative; impractical: a closet thinker.
8. being or functioning as such in private; secret: a closet homosexual.
v.t. 9. to shut up in a private room for a conference, interview, etc.: The President was closeted with the senators for three hours.
clos′et•ful`, n., pl. -fuls.
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closet
- First denoted a private or small room.See also related terms for private.
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cupboard
– wardrobe – closet1. 'cupboard'
A cupboard is a piece of furniture with doors at the front and usually shelves inside.
The kitchen cupboard is stocked with tins of soup.
Cupboards in American English are built-in shelves behind doors. They are mainly found in kitchens.
She was in the kitchen, opening cupboards, moving boxes and cans to see what lay behind.
2. 'wardrobe'
A wardrobe is a tall piece of furniture, usually in a bedroom, that has space for hanging clothes.
I hung my dress up in the wardrobe.
3. 'closet'
A wardrobe is sometimes built into the wall of a room, rather than being a separate piece of furniture. In American English, a built-in wardrobe is called a closet.
There's an iron in the closet.
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closet
Past participle: closeted
Gerund: closeting
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| Noun | 1. |  closet - a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage spaceairing cupboard - a warm cupboard where you put newly washed clothes until they are completely dry broom closet - a small room for storing brooms and other cleaning equipment safe - a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests storage space - the area in any structure that provides space for storage supply closet - a closet for storing supplies |
| 2. |  closet - a toilet in Britain | |
| 3. |  closet - a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothesarmoire - a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons clothes closet, clothespress - a closet where clothes are stored coat closet - a closet for storing outerwear article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" | |
| 4. | closet - a small private room for study or prayer room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects | |
| Verb | 1. | closet - confine to a small space, as for intensive work confine - prevent from leaving or from being removed |
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closet
noun
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closet
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Translations
خَزانَه
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pieliekamaissienas skapis
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closet
[ˈklɒzɪt]A. N
2. (US) (= cupboard) → armario m, placar(d) m (LAm); (for clothes) → ropero m
to come out of the closet (fig) → anunciarse públicamente
to come out of the closet (fig) → anunciarse públicamente
B. VT to be closeted with sb → estar encerrado con algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
closet
[ˈklɒzɪt] n
(US) (= wardrobe) → penderie f
to come out of the closet (fig) [gay person] → révéler son homosexualité
to come out of the closet (fig) [gay person] → révéler son homosexualité
(US) (= cupboard) → placard m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
closet
vb: pret, ptp <closeted>n
(US) → Wandschrank m; to come out of the closet (fig) (man) → sich als Homosexueller outen; (woman) → sich als Lesbe outen
(dated: = water closet) → Klosett nt
vt to be closeted → hinter verschlossenen Türen sitzen (with sb mit jdm); I closeted myself in my study → ich habe mich in meinem Arbeitszimmer vergraben
adj attr (= secret) → heimlich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
closet
[ˈklɒzɪt]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
closet
(ˈklozit) noun (American) a cupboard. a clothes closet.
ˈcloseted adjective engaged in a private conversation in a separate room from other people. They're closeted in his office.
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