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| clos·et [ klózzət ] |
noun (plural clos·ets) |
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1. storage place: a large cabinet or recessed area with a door, in which clothes or linens are stored
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2. small private room: a small private room
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archaic
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3.
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archaic
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Same as water closet
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adjective |
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1. secret: having beliefs or behaviors that are not openly acknowledged but kept secret
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2. in theory only: existing in theory or in your imagination but not in reality
  This game appeals to closet baseball managers.
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transitive verb (past and past participle clos·et·ed, present participle clos·et·ing, 3rd person present singular clos·ets) |
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put somebody in private place: to put somebody in a small room in order to provide privacy
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often passive
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He closeted himself in the study all morning.
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| [14th century. < Old French, "small enclosure" < clos< Latin clausum "enclosure," neuter of clausus (see close1)] |
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| clos·et·ful noun |
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come out of the closet to acknowledge openly something previously kept secret, especially the fact of being gay or lesbian
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