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Locker

A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store clothing, equipment, or books.

📖 Definitions of "Locker"

noun
  1. 1

    A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store clothing, equipment, or books.

    "The student placed her books in her locker when she arrived at school."

  2. 2

    One who locks something.

    "The locker of the trapped chest must be careful, so as not to spring the trap."

  3. 3

    A locking differential.

  4. 4

    A customs officer who guards a warehouse.

🔄 Synonyms of "Locker"

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cabinetnounA group of advisors to a government or business entity.
footlockernounA long, rectangular trunk or similar container that lies flat on the floor, especially one used for personal belongings and kept at the foot of a bed, commonly used in barracks and dormitories.
storage lockernouna storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock

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WordDefinition
footlockernounA long, rectangular trunk or similar container that lies flat on the floor, especially one used for personal belongings and kept at the foot of a bed, commonly used in barracks and dormitories.
cabinetnounA group of advisors to a government or business entity.
storage lockernouna storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
dressernoun(US) An item of bedroom furniture, like a low chest of drawers (bureau), often with a mirror.
desknounA table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.
cupboardnounA cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.
closetnounA small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.
wardrobenoun(figuratively) A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.
binnounA box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.
pantrynounA small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.
boxnounSenses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.
cloakroomnounA room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club.
chestnoun(anatomy) The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the homologous area in some other animals.
cribnoun(US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
lockboxnounA box with a built-in lock; usually, a portable one.
basementnoun(architecture) A floor of a building below ground level.
sheetnounA thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
cubiclenounA small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.
racknounA series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
vaultnounAn arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.

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