closet

Etymology
From, from , from , from. Equivalent to, but generally applied in French solely to small open-air enclosures.

Noun

 * 1) A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.
 * 2) * 1799 May 17, Jane Austen, letter:
 * A Closet full of shelves... it... should therefore be called a Cupboard rather than a Closet.
 * 1)  Any private space,  bowers in the open air.
 * 2)  Any private or inner room, :
 * 3)  A private room used by women to groom and dress themselves.
 * 4)  A private room used for prayer or other devotions.
 * 5)  A place of  contemplation and theorizing.
 * 6)  The private residence or private council chamber of a monarch.
 * 7)  A pew or side-chapel reserved for a monarch or other feudal lord.
 * 8) * c. 1390, Sir Gawain & the Green Knight, §I, 934 ff.:
 * Chaplayneȝ to þe chapeles chosen þe gate... / Þe lorde loutes þerto, & þe lady als, / In-to a comly closet coyntly ho entreȝ.
 * 1) A private cabinet, :
 * 2)  One used to store valuables.
 * 3)  One used to store curiosities.
 * 4)  A secret or hiding place,  the hiding place in English idioms such as  and.
 * The closet can be a scary place for a gay teenager.
 * He's so far in the closet, he can .
 * 1)  Any small room or side room.
 * 2)  One intended for storing clothes or bedclothes.
 * , : a room containing a toilet.
 * 1)  An ordinary similar to a bar but half as broad.
 * 2)  A sewer.
 * 3) A state or condition of secrecy, privacy, or obscurity.
 * 4) The state of having one's sexual orientation a secret.
 * 5)  A compendium of knowledge, possibly from closet as a room?
 * The closet can be a scary place for a gay teenager.
 * He's so far in the closet, he can .
 * 1)  Any small room or side room.
 * 2)  One intended for storing clothes or bedclothes.
 * , : a room containing a toilet.
 * 1)  An ordinary similar to a bar but half as broad.
 * 2)  A sewer.
 * 3) A state or condition of secrecy, privacy, or obscurity.
 * 4) The state of having one's sexual orientation a secret.
 * 5)  A compendium of knowledge, possibly from closet as a room?
 * 1) A state or condition of secrecy, privacy, or obscurity.
 * 2) The state of having one's sexual orientation a secret.
 * 3)  A compendium of knowledge, possibly from closet as a room?
 * 1)  A compendium of knowledge, possibly from closet as a room?

Synonyms

 * See 
 * See Thesaurus:bathroom
 * See Thesaurus:bathroom

Translations

 * Arabic: خِزَانَة
 * Gulf Arabic: كبت
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: dolab, şkaf
 * Belarusian: ша́фа
 * Bulgarian: стенен гардероб, килер, ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: ŝranko
 * Faroese: skáp
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: अलमैराह
 * Hungarian:, , , , járható ruhásszekrény
 * Icelandic:
 * Ingrian: škaappi
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:, , 収納庫
 * Kazakh:
 * Korean:
 * Latin:
 * Persian: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Sicilian: muarra
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: ша́фа
 * Walloon: calbote, ,
 * West Flemish: kasse
 * Yiddish: אַלמער, שאַנק, שאַפֿע


 * Arabic: عَرِين, حُجْرَة, مِحْرَاب, قَيْطُون
 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:, , Ankleide, Käfter, Kamurke, , , , Geheimzimmer
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:, , kis szoba, , ,
 * Italian:
 * Polish:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: seòmar-uaigneach
 * Sicilian: ripustigghiu
 * Sorbian:
 * Upper Sorbian: komorka
 * Ukrainian: комірка


 * Finnish:
 * German: Geheim-
 * Hungarian:
 * Swedish:

Adjective

 * , secret (especially with reference to gay people who are in the closet).
 * 1) Denoting anything kept a secret or private.
 * 1) Denoting anything kept a secret or private.
 * 1) Denoting anything kept a secret or private.
 * 1) Denoting anything kept a secret or private.

Verb

 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  To put into a private place for a secret interview or interrogation.
 * 2)  To shut up in, or as in, a closet for concealment or confinement.
 * 1)  To shut up in, or as in, a closet for concealment or confinement.
 * 1)  To shut up in, or as in, a closet for concealment or confinement.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) A small enclosed area, such as a field or a paddock.

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1) dressing room, walk-in closet, walk-in wardrobe  a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy

Etymology
From, via and semi-calque.

Noun

 * 1) toilet, latrine, bathroom

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) closet