- a small room or a space in a wall with a door that reaches the floor, used for storing things
- She has a walk-in closet for all her clothes.
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesb2- He searched his closet for something to wear.
- He went to the closet and pulled out a suit.
- Her closet was filled with black clothes.
- I picked a shirt from the closet.
- I raided Bob's closet for something to wear.
- clothes hanging in the closet
- It's about time I cleared out this closet.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- close
- open
- lock
- …
- be filled with something
- hold something
- door
- space
- in the closet
- from the closet
- to the closet
- …
- be in the closet
- stay in the closet
- come out of the closet
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a private or small room): from Old French, diminutive of clos ‘closed’, from Latin claudere ‘to shut’.
Idioms
See closet in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarycome out of the closet
- to tell people in general something that you kept secret before, especially the fact that you are gay
- More public figures are finding the courage to come out of the closet.
(be, remain, stay, etc.) in the closet
- to keep something secret from most people, especially the fact that you are gay
- The country's harsh policies forced him to stay in the closet.
- Many gay celebrities still remain in the closet, fearful of intrusive publicity.
a skeleton in the closet (North American English, British English)
(also a skeleton in the cupboard British English)
- (informal) something shocking, embarrassing, etc. that has happened to you or your family in the past that you want to keep secret
- They were hoping to find some skeletons in his closet.
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