Tra từ closet - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

closet [closet closets closeted closeting] noun, adjective, verb BrE [ˈklɒzɪt] NAmE [ˈklɑːzət]
noun (especially NAmE)
a small room or a space in a wall with a door that reaches the floor, used for storing things
•a walk-in closet

compare ↑cupboard, ↑wardrobe
see also ↑water closet
see also ↑come out (¹⁰), see a skeleton in the cupboard/closet at ↑skeleton

Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a private or small room): from Old French, diminutive of clos ‘closed’, from Latin claudere ‘to shut’.

Thesaurus:
closet noun C (especially AmE)
•a walk-in closet for her clothes
cupboard • • wardrobe • • pantry • • cabinet • • unit •
walk-in closet/cupboard/wardrobe/pantry
built-in closet/cupboard/wardrobe
wall/storage/kitchen closet/cupboard/cabinet/unit

Example Bank:
•He searched his closet for something to wear.
•He went to the closet and pulled out a suit.
•Her closet was filled with black clothes.
•I picked a shirt from the closet.
•I raided Bob's closet for something to wear.
•More public figures are finding the courage to come out of the closet.
•They were hoping to find some skeletons in his closet.
•clothes hanging in the closet
•It's about time I cleared out this closet.
•She has a walk-in closet for all her clothes.
Idiom: ↑come out of the closet

adjective only before noun used to describe people who want to keep some fact about themselves secret
•closet gays
• I suspect he's a closet fascist.

Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a private or small room): from Old French, diminutive of clos ‘closed’, from Latin claudere ‘to shut’.

verb ~ sb/yourself + adv./prep.
to put sb in a room away from other people, especially so that they can talk privately with sb, or so that they can be alone
• He was closeted with the President for much of the day.
• She had closeted herself away in her room.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a private or small room): from Old French, diminutive of clos ‘closed’, from Latin claudere ‘to shut’.