closet

1. 1.

   confine to a small space, as for intensive work

   Broaderconfine

Other forms of closet

plural

closets·

past tense

closetted·

present participle

closetting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about closet

What does closet mean?

closet means "a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in closet?

closet has 2 syllables: clo-set. The stress falls on "clo". In IPA it is /ˈklɑzət/.

What is another word for closet?

Close synonyms include cupboard, water closet, W.C., loo, wardrobe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is closet a common word?

closet is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.