closet

[US]/ˈklɒzɪt/
[UK]/ˈklɑːzɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a small room or enclosed area used for storage, typically a closet or cupboard; a private room for confidential discussions or meetings
adj. secret or hidden; pertaining to matters kept private or confidential
vt. to lock someone in a private room

Phrases & Collocations

walk-in closet

closet organizer

small closet

closet space

built-in closet

water closet

Example Sentences

The closet is bare.

a closet proponent of a tax increase; a closet alcoholic.

a closet proponent of a tax increase

he was closeted with the king.

Painting the closet was a tough nut to crack.

a raunchy closet full of dirty socks.

a storage closet; storage facilities.

I'll clear out that closet for you.

lesbians who had come out of the closet .

closeted themselves with their attorneys.

he returned home and closeted himself in his room.

You parking your horse in Vida Warren's closet, pardner?

set the child to cleaning the closets; set guards around the perimeter.

among those who voted against it were some closeted gays.

The new presidential candidate is certainly popular, but does he have any skeletons in the closet?

Colly could not close the closed closet ,cause your cloth were crammed to close.

The worst thing is that the water closet is clogged and when I flushed it, it overflew.

Real-world Examples

Closets can also just be places to store things - places to keep things.

Source: Lucy’s Day in ESL

I am a plague of locusts emptying the closet.

Source: New Horizons College English Third Edition Reading and Writing Course (Volume 1)

I make the closets, and he fills them.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

All morning he’d been closeted with various officials.

Source: Langman OCLM-01 words

I had upgraded some closets for guy who created " ALF" .

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

A brother who locks himself in his master bedroom closet.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

He really likes that closet, huh?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

Does that room have a closet I can lock him in?

Source: Friends Season 9

You've been hired at Pritchett's Closets, Blinds, and Waterbeds.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

You'll still see a closet and you'll still see the bathroom.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2019 Collection

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