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closet

Definition

  • noun: a usually small room that is used for storing things (such as clothing, towels, or dishes)
  • noun: an apartment or small room for privacy
  • verb: to put (yourself) in a room in order to be alone
  • verb: to shut up in or as if in a closet
  • usually used in the phrases 'in the closet' or 'out of the closet'
  • synonyms: wc, academic, adytum

Examples

  • He asked if she had any 'skeletons in her closet' that might affect her political campaign.

  • She's a 'closet' racist. [=she does not want people to know that she is a racist]

  • The manager 'was closeted' with one of her employees for several hours.

Movie quotes

  • (..) sweep the whole place. Nuh-uh. We can use Big Bertha to tap into the security cameras. Ohh. Okay. This room is clear, but check that closet. Man, this is like playing the coolest video game ever. My character is Terry. - Ooh, kick it down. Front kick! Front kick! (..)
    2017 TvShow: Brooklyn Nine-Nine Title: #DUPE# Season: 4 Episode 11
  • (..) And then the kids came along. You know where I have to paint now? My acrylics! I am not gonna let you lose this bet. The march toward the closet starts with a single step. Cool. So, basically just telling me not to get married and have kids... Anything from dispatch? Security footage from a (..)
    2017 TvShow: Brooklyn Nine-Nine Title: #DUPE# Season: 4 Episode 11