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closet
[ kloz-it ]
/ ˈklɒz ɪt /
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noun
adjective
verb (used with object)
to shut up in a private room for a conference, interview, etc. (usually used in the passive voice): The secretary of state was closeted with the senator for three hours in a tense session.
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British Dictionary definitions for closet
closet
/ (ˈklɒzɪt) /
noun
verb -ets, -eting or -eted
(tr) to shut up or confine in a small private room, esp for conference or meditation
Word Origin for closet
C14: from Old French, from clos enclosure; see close 1
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Other Idioms and Phrases with closet
closet
see come out of the closet; skeleton in the closet.
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