C2 noun #63,604 most common

closet

UK /ˈklɒzɪt/ | US /ˈklɑzɪt/

Any private area, (particularly) bowers in the open air.

closet in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) Any private area, (particularly) bowers in the open air.
  • (noun) Any private or inner room, (particularly):
  • (noun) A pew or side-chapel reserved for a monarch or other feudal lord.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun Any private area, (particularly) bowers in the open air.
  2. 2
    noun Any private or inner room, (particularly):
  3. 3
    noun A pew or side-chapel reserved for a monarch or other feudal lord.
  4. 4
    noun A private cabinet, (particularly):
  5. 5
    noun Any small room or side-room, (particularly):
  6. 6
    noun An ordinary similar to a bar but half as broad.
  7. 7
    noun A sewer.
  8. 8
    verb To shut away for private discussion.
  9. 9
    verb To put into a private place for a secret interview or interrogation.
  10. 10
    verb To shut up in, or as in, a closet for concealment or confinement.
  11. 11
    adjective Private.
  12. 12
    adjective Secret, (especially) with reference to gay people who are in the closet; closeted.

Examples

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Synonyms

armchair cabinet
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