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closet
noun
a
small
room
or
built-in
cupboard
in
a
house
where
clothes
,
shoes
,
and
other
personal
things
are
stored
•
She
hung
her
winter
coat
in
the
closet
near
the
front
door
.
She
hung
her
winter
coat
in
the
closet
near
the
front
door
.
•
The
apartment
’
s
tiny
bedroom
feels
bigger
now
that
we
have
a
walk-in
closet
.
The
apartment
’
s
tiny
bedroom
feels
bigger
now
that
we
have
a
walk-in
closet
.
From
Middle
English
closette
,
a
diminutive
of
Anglo-French
clos
enclosure
,
ultimately
from
Latin
clausus
“
closed
”.
noun
-
closet
the
state
of
keeping
one
’
s
sexual
orientation
,
gender
identity
,
or
other
deeply
personal
truth
secret
from
the
public
•
After
years
of
hiding
,
he
finally
came out of the closet
and
told
his
family
the
truth
.
After
years
of
hiding
,
he
finally
came out of the closet
and
told
his
family
the
truth
.
•
Many
actors
fear
that
living
openly
could
hurt
their
careers
,
so
they
stay
in
the
closet
.
Many
actors
fear
that
living
openly
could
hurt
their
careers
,
so
they
stay
in
the
closet
.
Metaphoric
extension
of
the
literal
sense
of
a
private
enclosed
space
,
first
recorded
in
the
1960s
in
American
English
.
adjective
kept
secret
or
hidden
from
public
view
;
not
openly
acknowledged
•
He
was
a
closet
fan
of
romantic
novels
and
read
them
late
at
night
.
He
was
a
closet
fan
of
romantic
novels
and
read
them
late
at
night
.
•
She
is
a
closet
smoker
and
only
lights
up
when
no
one
is
around
.
She
is
a
closet
smoker
and
only
lights
up
when
no
one
is
around
.
Adjective
use
recorded
from
the
late
19th
century
,
based
on
the
idea
of
something
kept
"
in
the
closet
"
and
unseen
by
outsiders
.
verb
to
shut
someone
,
or
oneself
,
in
a
private
room
in
order
to
talk
,
think
,
or
work
without
being
disturbed
•
After
the
meeting
,
the
director
closeted
herself
with
the
writers
to
discuss
changes
.
After
the
meeting
,
the
director
closeted
herself
with
the
writers
to
discuss
changes
.
•
He
closeted
the
witness
in
his
office
to
hear
the
full
story
.
He
closeted
the
witness
in
his
office
to
hear
the
full
story
.
From
the
noun
sense
of
a
private
room
;
verb
use
dates
to
the
early
17th
century
.
noun
(
archaic
)
a
very
small
private
room
for
study
or
prayer
,
or
a
lavatory
•
The
medieval
monk
wrote
letters
in
his
tiny
closet
beside
the
chapel
.
The
medieval
monk
wrote
letters
in
his
tiny
closet
beside
the
chapel
.
•
Early
scholars
often
kept
rare
books
locked
in
a
private
closet
.
Early
scholars
often
kept
rare
books
locked
in
a
private
closet
.
Originally
denoted
a
small
enclosed
space
for
storage
;
by
the
16th
century
it
referred
to
a
private
study
or
privy
.