'Closet' definitions:
Definition of 'closet'
(from WordNet)
noun
A small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space [syn: cupboard, closet]
noun
noun
A tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes [syn: wardrobe, closet, press]
noun
A small private room for study or prayer
verb
Confine to a small space, as for intensive work
Definition of 'Closet'
From: GCIDE
- Closet \Clos"et\, n. [OF. closet little inclosure, dim. of clos. See Close an inclosure.]
- 1. A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy. [1913 Webster]
- A chair-lumbered closet, just twelve feet by nine. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
- When thou prayest, enter into thy closet. --Matt. vi. 6. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for household utensils, clothing, etc. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Closet sin, sin commited in privacy. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Closet'
From: GCIDE
- Closet \Clos"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Closeted p. pr. & vb. n. Closeting.]
- 1. To shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Bedlam's closeted and handcuffed charge. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make into a closet for a secret interview. [1913 Webster]
- He was to call a new legislature, to closet its members. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster]
- He had been closeted with De Quadra. --Froude. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'closet'
From: Easton
- Closet as used in the New Testament, signifies properly a storehouse (Luke 12: 24), and hence a place of privacy and retirement (Matt. 6:6; Luke 12:3).
Synonyms of 'closet'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- academic,
- adytum,
- anonymous,
- archives,
- armory,
- arsenal,
- attic,
- backhouse,
- bank,
- basement,
- bathroom,
- bay,
- bin,
- bonded warehouse,
- bookcase,
- booking office,
- bottle up,
- box,
- box in,
- box office,
- box up,
- branch,
- branch office,
- bunker,
- buttery,
- cabin,
- cabinet,
- can,
- cargo dock,
- casket,
- cellar,
- chambers,
- chancellery,
- chancery,
- chest,
- cloakroom,
- cloister,
- clothes closet,
- coffin,
- comfort station,
- confidential,
- confine,
- conservatory,
- consulate,
- convenience,
- corporate headquarters,
- cramp,
- crapper,
- crate,
- crib,
- cupboard,
- den,
- depository,
- depot,
- dock,
- drawer,
- dressing room,
- dump,
- earth closet,
- embassy,
- encase,
- entomb,
- exchequer,
- executive office,
- fitting room,
- glory hole,
- godown,
- head,
- headquarters,
- hold,
- holy of holies,
- home office,
- hushed,
- hutch,
- immure,
- incognito,
- inmost,
- innermost,
- inside,
- interior,
- intimate,
- inward,
- isolated,
- jakes,
- john,
- johnny,
- johnny house,
- latrine,
- lavatory,
- legation,
- library,
- linen closet,
- locker,
- lumber room,
- lumberyard,
- magasin,
- magazine,
- main office,
- necessary,
- office,
- outhouse,
- personal,
- powder room,
- private,
- privy,
- rack,
- repertory,
- repository,
- reservoir,
- rest room,
- retired,
- retreat,
- rick,
- sanctum,
- sanctum sanctorum,
- secluded,
- sequestered,
- shelf,
- shop,
- speculative,
- stack,
- stack room,
- stock room,
- storage,
- store,
- storehouse,
- storeroom,
- straiten,
- study,
- supply base,
- supply depot,
- tank,
- ticket office,
- toilet,
- toilet room,
- treasure house,
- treasure room,
- treasury,
- urinal,
- vat,
- vault,
- wardrobe,
- warehouse,
- washroom,
- water closet,
- WC,
- wine cellar,
- withdrawn