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closet

noun

1 closet

A small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space.

synonym: cupboard.

Roget 191: receptacle; inclosure etc. 232; recipient, receiver, reservatory.    compartment; cell, cellule; follicle; hole, corner, niche, ... show more

Roget 530: camouflage; mimicry; hiding place; secret place, secret drawer; recess, hold, holes and corners; closet, crypt, adytum, abditory, oubliette.    ambush, ... show more

Dutch: bergkast, kast, kastje
Polish: kantorek, komórka, magazynek, schowek, skrytka

2 closet

A toilet in Britain.

synonyms: loo, W.C., water closet.

Dutch: toiletpot, WC, toilet, doos, kast

3 closet

A tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes.

synonyms: press, wardrobe.

Dutch: kledingkast, kleerkast, kast
Polish: szafa na ubrania, szafa ubraniowa

4 closet

A small private room for study or prayer.

Dutch: kast

verb

1 closet

Confine to a small space, as for intensive work.


Moby thesaurus: WC, academic, adytum, anonymous, archives, armory, arsenal, attic, backhouse, bank, basement, bathroom, bay, bin, bonded warehouse, bookcase, booking office, bottle up, box, box in ... show more.

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