'Closet' definitions:

Definition of 'closet'

From: WordNet
noun
A small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space [syn: cupboard, closet]
noun
A toilet in Britain [syn: water closet, closet, W.C., loo]
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