closet
/ˈklɒzɪt/
A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies; Any private space, bowers in the open air; Any private or inner room; A private room used by women to groom and dress themselves
- plural
- closets
Meanings
- 1
A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies
It's hanging in the closet.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom is hiding in the closet.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Any private space, (particularly) bowers in the open air
- 3
Any private or inner room — particularly
- 4
A private room used by women to groom and dress themselves — Any private or inner room, (particularly)
- 5
A private room used for prayer or other devotions — Any private or inner room, (particularly)
- 6
A place of (usually, fanciful) contemplation and theorizing — Any private or inner room, (particularly)
- 7
The private residence or private council chamber of a monarch — Any private or inner room, (particularly)
- 8
A pew or side-chapel reserved for a monarch or other feudal lordrare
- 9
One used to store valuables — A private cabinet, (particularly)rare
- 10
One used to store curiosities — A private cabinet, (particularly)rare