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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

  • (..) I'm just trying to protect us... and future usses and that's it. Just in case there's a monster in the closet. - Instead of, you know... - Shirts. You know me so well. - God. - You finish all my sentences. You should have shirts in your closet. Yeah. You know what there should be? No more surprises. We're gonna have a nice dinner tonight. (..)
    2018 Avengers: Infinity War