| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Closet.[Websters] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb closet.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (closet) | 1. Confine to a small space, as for intensive work.[Wordnet]. 2. To shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal.[Websters]. 3. To make into a closet for a secret interview.[Websters]. 4. Base verb from the following inflections: closeting, closeted, closets, closeter, closeters, closetingly and closetedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CLOSETING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CLOSETING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] s as z. Shutting up in a private room; concealing. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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Common Expressions: closet
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Broom closet | A small room for storing brooms and other cleaning equipment. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| China closet | A cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Clerk of the Closet | The College of Chaplains of the Ecclesiastical Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom is under the Clerk of the Closet, an office dating from 1437. It is normally held by a diocesan bishop, who may however remain in office after leaving his see. The current Clerk is the Lord Bishop of Derby, the Rt Rev'd Jonathan Bailey. The Deputy Clerk of the Closet, a new office dating only from 1677, is the Domestic Chaplain to the Sovereign, and Sub-dean of the Chapel Royal, and is the sole full-time clerical member of the Household. (references) | ||
| Closet auger | A snake used to unblock toilets. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Closet drama | Drama more suitable for reading that for performing. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Closet flange | The closet flange is the plumbing fitting with the very noble and unpleasant task of connecting a toilet to a drain pipe. The name is probably derived from the fact that it's a flange to attach a water closet; water closet being an old term for a toilet. (references) | ||
| Closet queen | A negative term for a homosexual man who chooses not to reveal his sexual orientation. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Closet sin | Sin commited in privacy. --Bp. Hall. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Clothes closet | A closet where clothes are stored. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Coat closet | A closet for storing outerwear. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Coat closet | A coat closet is a closet of a house where people store their hoods, jackets and coats. A coat closet is typically located in the entryway, so that it's close to the front door. (references) | ||
| Come out of the closet | To state openly and publicly one's homosexuality. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Earth closet | A privy or commode provided with dry earth or a similar substance for covering and deodorizing the f[ae]cal discharges. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Hopper closet | A water-closet, without a movable pan, in which the receptacle is a funnel standing on a draintrap. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Skeleton in the closet | A scandal that is kept secret. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Supply closet | A closet for storing supplies. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| The Broom Closet | The Broom Closet is a term used amongst Neo-Pagans (particularly Wiccans) to describe the state in which a follower of this belief system conceals their beliefs from the non-Neo-Pagan world. To come out of the "broom closet" means to acknowledge publicly one's belief in a Neo-Pagan religion. The term has its origins in the term coming out of the Closet amongst homosexuals. This parody of that term is derived from the stereotype of a witch as being a hag riding a broom. (references) | ||
| Toy Closet (Petz) | The Toy Closet is a large closet of shelves in which all the toyz and other items are stored. It is considered to be its own room within the Petz games from Petz 2 onwards. (references) | ||
| Veronica's Closet | Veronica's Closet was a sitcom which aired on NBC from 1997 to 2000. (references) | ||
| Water closet | A toilet in Britain. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: closet
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| A person in the closet | MultiLingual Slang | English (closet queen). (references) | |
| Closet approach | Aerospace | 1. The event that occurs when two planets or other celestial bodies are nearest to each other as they orbit about the sun or other primary.2. The place or time of such an event. (references) | |
| Closet baser | Health | User of crack who prefers anonymity. (references) | |
| Closet builder | Occupations | Installs prefabricated wooden or plastic board panels to form closets, walls, and ceilings in mobile or modular homes, using handtools and power tools: Conveys or assists other workers to convey panels to floor of home. Positions panels in sequence specified by blueprints and verifies alignment, using measuring tape and template. Fastens panels to specified sidewall and floor areas and to adjacent panels to form closets and dividing walls, using power screwdriver and staple gun. Lifts and positions ceiling panels in place, using hoist and nails or screws panels to roof truss, using hammer, staple gun or power screwdriver. Punches holes in ceiling and wall panels to facilitate installation of heating, plumbing and appliance vents, using hammer. May cut panel sections to required dimensions, using table saw. (references) | |
| Closet drama | Art | A play written to be read rather than performed on the stage, for example, the dramatic works of the French poet Alfred de Musset. Also refers to a drama originally intended for performance, which survives as a work of literature but is rarely if ever performed (Byron's Manfred). (references) | |
| Closet queen | Slang | A closeted homosexual male. (references) | |
| Come out of the closet | Slang | V. Source: Linguistic 101 students at the University of Oregon. Definition: To declare oneself as LGBT. Context: A group of LGBTA members use this term in casual or more formal conversation to talk about the concept of declaring oneself as LGBT. An alternate way of using this phrase is "in the closet" to refer to a person who is suspected to be LGBT but has not decl. Social Source: LGBTA. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) | |
| In the closet | Slang | Hiding one's homosexuality. (references) | |
| Network closet | Computing | ||
| Out of the closet | Slang | Acknowledging one's homosexuality. (references) | |
| Pail closet | Environment | A mixture of human urine and excrement or faeces. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Range closet | Personal Care & Hotels | A battery of seats placed close together or one continuous opening in a seat, all placed above a single water-bearing trough or receptacle designed to receive human excrement. Also called a --. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Water closet | Slang | Loo. (references) | |
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