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closet
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[ noun ] (housing) a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
Synonyms Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)Aggie might fly into a closet , shut the door and bury her head in the clothes ; he dared to wait for the lightning . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)Winston took the clothesbrush out of the closet and went to work . The velvet smoking_jackets , pearl gray , wine , and blue , which Miss_Ada had bought him hung brushed and unworn in the closet . Related terms storage_space supply_closet broom_closet safe airing_cupboard |
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[ noun ] (housing) a toilet in England
Synonyms Used in print (Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)She could not count the times Herman had rapped on the door , just a_couple_of bangs that shook the whole damned closet and might , someday , break_away the pipe connections from the wall . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (housing) a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
Used in print (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)Without comment he opened the closet and from its shelves constructed a highboard around the egg case which he had placed on the floor inside . Related terms |
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[ verb ] confine to a small space, as for intensive work
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[ adjective ] (of information) given in confidence or in secret
Synonyms Examples "closet information" "this arrangement must be kept confidential" "their secret communications" Related terms |
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