closet

Universal Words noun, adjective, verb noun (especially AmE) a small room or a space in a wall with a door that reaches the floor, used for storing things: a walk-in closet compareCUPBOARD, WARDROBE seealsoWATERCLOSET IDIOMS come out of the closet to admit sth openly that you kept secret before, especially because of shame or embarrassment: Homosexuals in public life are now coming out of the closet. moreatSKELETON adjective [onlybeforenoun] used to describe people who want to keep some fact about themselves secret: closet gays * I suspect he's a closet fascist. verb [VN] to put sb in a room away from other people, especially so that they can talk privately with sb, or so that they can be alone: He was closeted with the President for much of the day. * She had closeted herself away in her room.