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closet | closetlike |

As a noun closet

is closet.

As an adjective closetlike is

resembling or characteristic of a closet; confined and claustrophobic.

closet

English

Noun

(wikipedia closet) (en noun)
  • (chiefly, US) A piece of furniture or a cabinet in which clothes or household supplies may be stored.
    • (Dryden)
  • A small private chamber.
  • * Goldsmith
    • a chair-lumbered closet , just twelve feet by nine
  • * Bible, Matthew vi. 6
    • When thou prayest, enter into thy closet .
  • A toilet; a water closet.
  • (figuratively) The imagined closet in idioms such as in the closet or skeleton in the closet, a place to keep things hidden.
    • The'' 'closet''' can be a scary place for a gay teenager.

    Synonyms

    * (A piece of furniture) cupboard, wardrobe, press (British), locker, cabinet

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Secret.
  • *

    • Derived terms

    * closeted * closet oneself * come out of the closet * earth closet * in the closet * skeleton in the closet * water closet

    See also

    * come out * out

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shut away for private discussion.
    • The ambassador has been closeted with the prime minister all afternoon. We're all worried what will be announced when they exit.
  • To put into a private place for a secret interview or interrogation.
  • * (rfdate) (Bancroft)
    • He was to call a new legislature, to closet its members.
  • * (rfdate) (Froude)
    • He had been closeted with De Quadra.
  • To shut up in, or as in, a closet for concealment or confinement.
  • * (rfdate) (Cowper)
    • Bedlam's closeted and handcuffed charge.

    Anagrams

    * ----

    closetlike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling or characteristic of a closet; confined and claustrophobic.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=February 10, author=The New York Times, title=La Dolce Vita, Both Day and Night, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Pizza slices, supplì (a fried ball of rice, tomato sauce, cheese and usually green peas) and, most amazing of all, roasted porchetta (pork) sandwiches are all things that are available from street vendors or small, closetlike storefront kitchens. }}