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a built-in space for storage behind a door
- a broom closet for the vacuum, carpet sweeper, ironing board, etc.
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a storage case typically having doors and shelves
- a china closet in the Hepplewhite style
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closet
verbSynonyms of closet (Entry 2 of 3)
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
- he closeted himself in his study, vowing not to emerge until he had finished the term paper
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closet
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of closet (Entry 3 of 3)
as in covert, clandestine
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