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Noun: closet  klózit
  1. A small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
    - cupboard
     
  2. A toilet in Britain
    - water closet [Brit], W.C. [Brit], loo [Brit], toilet, bog [Brit]
     
  3. A tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
    - wardrobe, press
     
  4. A small private room for study or prayer
Verb: closet  klózit
  1. Confine to a small space, as for intensive work

Derived forms: closeting, closeted, closets

Type of: article of furniture, bathroom, can [N. Amer], confine, furniture, john, lav, lavatory, piece of furniture, privy, room, storage space, toilet

Encyclopedia: Closet