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# wardrobe

noun (a wardrobe, wardrobes)

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

## Everyday

1. A wardrobe is a tall cupboard where you hang clothes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wardrobe/#m1)
2. Your wardrobe is also all the clothes you own. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wardrobe/#m2)
3. In a theatre, the wardrobe is the department that keeps and makes the costumes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wardrobe/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life a wardrobe is part of bedroom furniture; in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand a «wardrobe» is common, while Americans often say «closet» for a built-in one. In stories it is famous from «The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe», where children walk through a wardrobe into Narnia. Phrases: «in the wardrobe», «a winter wardrobe», «wardrobe malfunction», «wardrobe door».

### Examples

- Please hang your coat in the wardrobe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wardrobe/#x1)
- The wardrobe has two doors and a mirror. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wardrobe/#x2)
- Lucy stepped into the wardrobe and found snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wardrobe/#x3)
- She needs a new winter wardrobe because she grew. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wardrobe/#x4)
- My dad's wardrobe is mostly jeans and T-shirts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wardrobe/#x5)
- The actors got their costumes from the wardrobe department. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wardrobe/#x6)
- Never climb on a wardrobe; it could tip over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wardrobe/#x7)
- We put the spare blankets on top of the wardrobe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wardrobe/#x8)
- The princesses began at once to open their wardrobes and boxes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wardrobe/#x9)

### Note

Countable: a wardrobe, wardrobes. US English often uses «closet»; UK «cupboard» is usually smaller. Safety: tall furniture like wardrobes should be fixed to the wall so it cannot fall on a child.

## In Jewish tradition

It means the place where royal clothes are stored, or the keeper of such a room. In the primary lessons: In everyday life a wardrobe is part of bedroom furniture; in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand a «wardrobe» is common, while Americans often say «closet» for a built-in one. In stories it is famous from «The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe», where children walk through a wardrobe into Narnia. Phrases: «in the wardrobe», «a winter wardrobe», «wardrobe malfunction», «wardrobe door».

### Note

Countable: a wardrobe, wardrobes. US English often uses «closet»; UK «cupboard» is usually smaller. Safety: tall furniture like wardrobes should be fixed to the wall so it cannot fall on a child.

## On Mova

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