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Wardrobe vs Closer - What's the difference?

wardrobe | closer |

As nouns the difference between wardrobe and closer

is that wardrobe is a cabinet in which clothes may be stored while closer is someone or something that closes.

As a verb wardrobe

is to provide (a film, a customer, etc.) with clothing.

As an adjective closer is

comparative of close.

wardrobe

English

(wikipedia wardrobe)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A cabinet in which clothes may be stored.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=Foreword citation , passage=A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe .}}
  • The department (or people working in that department) that obtains and stores articles of clothing for use in theatrical or motion picture productions.
  • A collection of clothing.
  • The clothing one owns or needs, often for a specific purpose such as work.

    • Synonyms

    * (the piece of furniture) cupboard, closet (US ), press, shrank * (the clothing department) costume department

    Derived terms

    * wardrobe malfunction * wardrobe mistress

    See also

    * armoire * lowboy * tallboy

    Verb

    (wardrob)
  • To provide (a film, a customer, etc.) with clothing.
  • * 1954 , Billboard (11 December 1954, page 20)
    • impressed with the quality of the talent and production, good wardrobing and speedy pacing.

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    closer

    English

    Etymology 1

    From close (adjective) + -er

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (close)
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Welcome to the plastisphere , passage=[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […].}}

    Etymology 2

    From close (verb) + -er

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone or something that closes.
    • In our organization, the VP of Sales usually acts as the closer .
  • Someone or something that concludes.
    • The DJ chose a fantastic track as his closer at the end of the night.
  • The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course.
    • (Gwilt)
  • (baseball) A relief pitcher that specializes in getting the last three outs of the game. See
    • They brought their closer in for the ninth.

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    * English heteronyms