closet

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Synonyms: close, closed, closen, closer, closest, coset, clost, closes, clouet

Antonyms: close, closed, closen, closer, closest, coset, clost, closes, clouet

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Noun

1. A small room within a house used to store [[clothing]], [[food]], or other [[household]] [[supplies]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Any [[private]] space, {{qualifier|particularly}} [[bower]]s in the [[open]] [[air]].
3. {{lb|en|now|rare}} Any private or [[inner]] [[room]], {{qualifier|particularly}}:
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[pew]] or [[side]]-[[chapel]] [[reserve]]d for a [[monarch]] or other [[feudal lord]].
5. A private [[cabinet]], {{qualifier|particularly}}:
6. {{lb|en|heraldiccharge}} An [[ordinary]] similar to a [[bar]] but [[half]] as [[broad]].
7. {{lb|en|Scotland|obsolete}} A [[sewer]].
8. A state or condition of secrecy, privacy, or obscurity.
9. {{lb|en|archaic}} A compendium of knowledge, possibly from [[:wikipedia:Closet (room)|closet as a room]]?

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{cap|private}}.
2. {{cap|closeted}}, [[secret]] (especially with reference to [[gay]] [[people]] who are [[in the closet]]).
3. Denoting anything kept a secret or private.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To shut away for private discussion.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To put into a private place for a secret interview or interrogation.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To shut up in, or as in, a closet for concealment or confinement.

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