closeted
[ kloz-i-tid ]
/ ˈklɒz ɪ tɪd /
adjective
functioning in private; secret; closet.
OTHER WORDS FROM closeted
un·clos·et·ed, adjectiveWords nearby closeted
closeout,
closer,
closet,
closet drama,
closet queen,
closeted,
closetful,
closeup,
closing,
closing costs,
closing error
Definition for closeted (2 of 2)
closet
[ kloz-it ]
/ ˈklɒz ɪt /
noun
adjective
verb (used with object)
to shut up in a private room for a conference, interview, etc. (usually used in the passive voice): The secretary of state was closeted with the senator for three hours in a tense session.
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British Dictionary definitions for closeted
closet
/ (ˈklɒzɪt) /
noun
verb -ets, -eting or -eted
(tr)
to shut up or confine in a small private room, esp for conference or meditation
Word Origin for closet
C14: from Old French, from
clos enclosure; see
close
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Idioms and Phrases with closeted
closet
see come out of the closet; skeleton in the closet.