Drawernoun
An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
Closetnoun
(obsolete) Any private area, particularly bowers in the open air.
Drawernoun
Agent noun of draw; one who draws.
Closetnoun
Any private or inner room, particularly:
Drawernoun
An artist who primarily makes drawings.
Closetnoun
(obsolete) A private room used by women to groom and dress themselves.
Drawernoun
(banking) One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.
Closetnoun
(archaic) A private room used for prayer or other devotions.
Drawernoun
A barman; a person who draws the beer from the taps.
Closetnoun
A place of (usually fanciful) contemplation and theorizing.
Drawernoun
Someone who taps palm sap for making toddy.
Closetnoun
(archaic) The private residence or private council chamber of a monarch.
Drawernoun
A wagoner or person who pushes underground tubs.
Closetnoun
(obsolete) A pew or side-chapel reserved for a monarch or other feudal lord.
Drawernoun
One who, or that which, draws
Closetnoun
A private cabinet, particularly:
Drawernoun
That which is drawn
Closetnoun
(obsolete) One used to store valuables.
Drawernoun
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
Closetnoun
(archaic) One used to store curiosities.
Drawernoun
the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else
Closetnoun
One used to store food or other household supplies: a cupboard.
Drawernoun
an artist skilled at drawing
Closetnoun
(figuratively) A secret or hiding place, particularly the hiding place in English idioms such as in the closet and skeleton in the closet.
âThe closet can be a scary place for a gay teenager.â;
Closetnoun
Any small room or side-room, particularly:
Closetnoun
(US) One intended for storing clothes or bedclothes.
Closetnoun
(obsolete) nodot=a or later (UK) water closet: a room containing a toilet.
Closetnoun
(heraldry) An ordinary similar to a bar but half as broad.
Closetnoun
A sewer.
Closetadjective
(obsolete) Private.
Closetadjective
Secret, especially with reference to gay people who are in the closet; closeted.
âHe's a closet case.â;
Closetverb
(transitive) To shut away for private discussion.
âThe ambassador has been closeted with the prime minister all afternoon. We're all worried what will be announced when they exit.â;
Closetverb
(transitive) To put into a private place for a secret interview or interrogation.
Closetverb
(transitive) To shut up in, or as in, a closet for concealment or confinement.
Closetnoun
A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy.
âA chair-lumbered closet, just twelve feet by nine.â; âWhen thou prayest, enter into thy closet.â;
Closetnoun
A small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for household utensils, clothing, etc.
Closetverb
To shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal.
âBedlam's closeted and handcuffed charge.â;
Closetverb
To make into a closet for a secret interview.
âHe was to call a new legislature, to closet its members.â; âHe had been closeted with De Quadra.â;
Closetnoun
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
Closetnoun
a toilet in England
Closetnoun
a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
Closetnoun
a small private room for study or prayer
Closetverb
confine to a small space, as for intensive work
Closetadjective
(of information) given in confidence or in secret;
âcloset informationâ; âthis arrangement must be kept confidentialâ; âtheir secret communicationsâ;
Closetadjective
indulging only covertly;
âa closet alcoholicâ; âcloset liberalsâ;
Closetnoun
a tall cupboard or wardrobe with a door, used for storage
âhe has a closet full of designer suitsâ;
Closetnoun
a small room, especially one used for storing things or for private study.
Closetnoun
short for water closet
Closetnoun
used to refer to a state of secrecy or concealment, especially about one's homosexuality
âshe tries to have a relationship with another woman while remaining in the closetâ; âhis brother's decision to come out of the closetâ;
Closetadjective
secret; covert
âa closet smokerâ;
Closetverb
shut (someone) away, especially in private conference or study
âhe returned home and closeted himself in his roomâ; âhe was closeted with the kingâ;
Closet
A closet (especially in North American usage) is an enclosed space, with a door, used for storage, particularly that of clothes. Fitted closets are built into the walls of the house so that they take up no apparent space in the room.