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# closet

noun (closet, closets)

«closet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (old use) A closet is a small private room, used for rest, prayer or quiet work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/closet/#m1)
2. A closet is a cupboard for clothes or things, as in modern English. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/closet/#m2)

### In the lessons

in old tales, a small hidden room where someone can be alone or hide; «peeped inside the closet» means looked into the little room

### Examples

- He peeped inside the closet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/closet/#x1)
- She was resolved to go into the closet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/closet/#x2)
- Hang your coat in the closet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/closet/#x3)
- The prince hid himself in a closet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/closet/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «closet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/closet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«closet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/closet.html) on Mova free.