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clos·et
(klŏz′ĭt, klô′zĭt)n.
1. A cabinet or enclosed recess for linens, household supplies, or clothing.
2. A small private chamber, as for study or prayer.
3. A water closet; a toilet.
4. A state of secrecy or cautious privacy: Two days before the election, the candidate suddenly came out of the closet and denounced the proposed law.
tr.v. clos·et·ed, clos·et·ing, clos·ets
To enclose or shut up in a private room, as for discussion: closeted themselves with their attorneys.
adj.
1. Private; confidential: closet information.
2. Being so or engaging only in private; secret: a closet proponent of a tax increase; a closet alcoholic.
3. Based on theory and speculation rather than practice.
[Middle English, private room, from Old French, diminutive of clos, enclosure, from Latin clausum, from neuter of clausus, enclosed; see close.]
clos′et·ful′ n.
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closet
(ˈklɒzɪt)n
1. a small cupboard or recess
2. a small private room
3. short for water closet
4. (modifier) private or secret
5. (modifier) suited or appropriate for use in private: closet meditations.
6. (modifier) US and Canadian based on or devoted to theory; speculative: a closet strategist.
vb, -ets, -eting or -eted
(tr) to shut up or confine in a small private room, esp for conference or meditation
[C14: from Old French, from clos enclosure; see close1]
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clos•et
(ˈklɒz ɪt)n., adj., v. -et•ed, -et•ing. n.
1. a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
2. a small private room, esp. one used for prayer, meditation, etc.
3. a state or condition of secrecy or carefully guarded privacy.
adj. 5. private; secluded.
6. suited for use or enjoyment in privacy: closet prayer.
7. engaged in private study or speculation; speculative; impractical: a closet thinker.
8. being or functioning as such in private; secret: a closet homosexual.
v.t. 9. to shut up in a private room for a conference, interview, etc.: The President was closeted with the senators for three hours.
clos′et•ful`, n., pl. -fuls.
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closet
- First denoted a private or small room.See also related terms for private.
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cupboard
– wardrobe – closet1. 'cupboard'
A cupboard is a piece of furniture with doors at the front and usually shelves inside.
The kitchen cupboard is stocked with tins of soup.
Cupboards in American English are built-in shelves behind doors. They are mainly found in kitchens.
She was in the kitchen, opening cupboards, moving boxes and cans to see what lay behind.
2. 'wardrobe'
A wardrobe is a tall piece of furniture, usually in a bedroom, that has space for hanging clothes.
I hung my dress up in the wardrobe.
3. 'closet'
A wardrobe is sometimes built into the wall of a room, rather than being a separate piece of furniture. In American English, a built-in wardrobe is called a closet.
There's an iron in the closet.
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closet
Past participle: closeted
Gerund: closeting
| Imperative |
|---|
| closet |
| closet |
| Present |
|---|
| I closet |
| you closet |
| he/she/it closets |
| we closet |
| you closet |
| they closet |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I closeted |
| you closeted |
| he/she/it closeted |
| we closeted |
| you closeted |
| they closeted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am closeting |
| you are closeting |
| he/she/it is closeting |
| we are closeting |
| you are closeting |
| they are closeting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have closeted |
| you have closeted |
| he/she/it has closeted |
| we have closeted |
| you have closeted |
| they have closeted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was closeting |
| you were closeting |
| he/she/it was closeting |
| we were closeting |
| you were closeting |
| they were closeting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had closeted |
| you had closeted |
| he/she/it had closeted |
| we had closeted |
| you had closeted |
| they had closeted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will closet |
| you will closet |
| he/she/it will closet |
| we will closet |
| you will closet |
| they will closet |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have closeted |
| you will have closeted |
| he/she/it will have closeted |
| we will have closeted |
| you will have closeted |
| they will have closeted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be closeting |
| you will be closeting |
| he/she/it will be closeting |
| we will be closeting |
| you will be closeting |
| they will be closeting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been closeting |
| you have been closeting |
| he/she/it has been closeting |
| we have been closeting |
| you have been closeting |
| they have been closeting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been closeting |
| you will have been closeting |
| he/she/it will have been closeting |
| we will have been closeting |
| you will have been closeting |
| they will have been closeting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been closeting |
| you had been closeting |
| he/she/it had been closeting |
| we had been closeting |
| you had been closeting |
| they had been closeting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would closet |
| you would closet |
| he/she/it would closet |
| we would closet |
| you would closet |
| they would closet |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have closeted |
| you would have closeted |
| he/she/it would have closeted |
| we would have closeted |
| you would have closeted |
| they would have closeted |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Noun 1. [画像:closet - a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space]closet - a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
airing cupboard - a warm cupboard where you put newly washed clothes until they are completely dry
broom closet - a small room for storing brooms and other cleaning equipment
safe - a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
storage space - the area in any structure that provides space for storage
supply closet - a closet for storing supplies
2. [画像:closet - a toilet in Britain]closet - a toilet in Britain
3. [画像:closet - a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes]closet - a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
armoire - a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons
clothes closet, clothespress - a closet where clothes are stored
coat closet - a closet for storing outerwear
article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"
4. closet - a small private room for study or prayer
room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
Verb 1. closet - confine to a small space, as for intensive work
confine - prevent from leaving or from being removed
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closet
noun
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
closet
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Translations
خَزانَه
skříň
skab
skápur
užsidaręs
pieliekamaissienas skapis
omara
gömme dolap
closet
[ˈklɒzɪt]A. N
2. (US) (= cupboard) → armario m, placar(d) m (LAm); (for clothes) → ropero m
to come out of the closet (fig) → anunciarse públicamente
to come out of the closet (fig) → anunciarse públicamente
B. VT to be closeted with sb → estar encerrado con algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
closet
[ˈklɒzɪt] n
(US) (= wardrobe) → penderie f
to come out of the closet (fig) [gay person] → révéler son homosexualité
to come out of the closet (fig) [gay person] → révéler son homosexualité
(US) (= cupboard) → placard m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
closet
vb: pret, ptp <closeted>n
(US) → Wandschrank m; to come out of the closet (fig) (man) → sich als Homosexueller outen ; (woman) → sich als Lesbe outen
(dated: = water closet) → Klosett nt
vt to be closeted → hinter verschlossenen Türen sitzen (with sb mit jdm); I closeted myself in my study → ich habe mich in meinem Arbeitszimmer vergraben
adj attr (= secret) → heimlich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
closet
[ˈklɒzɪt]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
closet
(ˈklozit) noun (American) a cupboard. a clothes closet. kabinet, kas خَزانَه килер armário skříň die Kammer skab ντουλάπα armario kapp کمد؛ گنجه kaappi placard ארון अलमारी sobica, ugrađeni ormar szekrény lemari (fata)skápur armadio 戸だな 벽장 spinta sienas skapis; pieliekamais almari pakaian kast skap szafa ګوچنۍ خونى ته دخبظودپاره پېول، پتول armário dulap стенной шкаф skriňa omara plakar skåp, garderob ตู้ gömme dolap 衣櫥,壁櫥 комірчина, шафа الماری tủ 衣橱,壁橱
ˈcloseted adjective engaged in a private conversation in a separate room from other people. They're closeted in his office. agter geslote deure مُقْفِلٌ على نَفْسِه، مُنْشَغِلٌ في غُرْفَتِهِ разговарящ/и насаме trancado za zavřenými dveřmi vertraulich i privat samtale; i enrum σε σύσκεψη κεκλεισμένων των θυρών encerrado kinniste uste taga با کسی خلوت کردن sulkeutunut enfermé הסתגרות दूसरों से अलग-थलग कोई काम करना vijećati povjerljivo u četiri oka félrevonult mengurung í einkaviðræðum bak við lokaðar dyr chiuso 密談中の 비밀의 užsidaręs (nuo kitų) aizņemts privātā sarunā aiz slēgtām durvīm bilik kecil een privé-onderhoud hebbend i enerom med, i gang med privat samtale na osobności المارۍ: دخلوت كوچنۍ كوټه، پسخانه: بيت الخلا trancado închis совещающийся наедине na porade za zatvorenými dverami zaprt osamiti se som samtalar i enrum ที่เป็นส่วนตัว gizli görüşmede 關起門來密談 той, що радиться з кимсь віч-на-віч علیحدگی میں گفتگو کرنا bí mật 关起门来密谈
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