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closet

/ˈklɑzɪt/noun, verb2 syllables

Closet means: a toilet in Britain.

Synonyms for closet6

noun, as in a toilet in Britain

water closet, W.C., loo

noun, as in a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

wardrobe, press

noun, as in a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

cupboard

What does closet mean?5

noun

1

a toilet in Britain

2

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

3

a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

4

a small private room for study or prayer

verb

1

confine to a small space, as for intensive work

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with closet?1

three syllables

composite
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Closet in a sentence

  • Sami spent the night, hidden in the closet.OsoHombre
  • He was in the closet, hiding from her.CH
  • She was in the closet, hiding from him.CH
  • If you stand on this stool, you can reach the top of the closet.CK
  • I keep it in the closet, just in case.espamatics
  • When her husband arrived, her lover hid inside the closet.felidad
  • The closet light as on, but the door was shut.Amastan
  • Lorenzo's encyclopedias are sitting in his closet, collecting dust.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of closet

as a noun

plural
closets

as a verb

past tense
closeted
present participle
closeting
third-person singular
closets
past participle
closeted