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Closet

/ˈklɒzɪt/

Any private area, (particularly) bowers in the open air.

📖 Definitions of "Closet"

noun
  1. 1

    Any private area, (particularly) bowers in the open air.

  2. 2

    Any private or inner room, (particularly):

  3. 3

    A pew or side-chapel reserved for a monarch or other feudal lord.

  4. 4

    A private cabinet, (particularly):

verb
  1. 1

    To shut away for private discussion.

    "The ambassador has been closeted with the prime minister all afternoon. We're all worried what will be announced when they exit."

  2. 2

    To put into a private place for a secret interview or interrogation.

  3. 3

    To shut up in, or as in, a closet for concealment or confinement.

adjective
  1. 1

    Private.

  2. 2

    Secret, (especially) with reference to gay people who are in the closet; closeted.

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