Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun closet
4 senses of closet
Sense 1
cupboard, closet -- (a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space)
=> storage space -- (the area in any structure that provides space for storage)
Sense 2
water closet, closet, W.C., loo -- (a toilet in Britain)
=> toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom -- (a room or building equipped with one or more toilets)
Sense 3
wardrobe, closet, press -- (a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes)
=> furniture, piece of furniture, article of furniture -- (furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room")
Sense 4
closet -- (a small private room for study or prayer)
=> room -- (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb closet
1 sense of closet
Sense 1
closet -- (confine to a small space, as for intensive work)
=> confine -- (prevent from leaving or from being removed)