closet

Definition

• n. a small private room for study or prayer
• v. confine to a small space, as for intensive work

Word forms

Past participle

closeted

Past tense

closeted

Present participle

closetting

Third person singular

closets

Example sentences

1. n.

   She hung her coat in the closet when she got home.

2. a.

   He kept his feelings for her in the closet for years.

3. vt.

   The teacher decided to closet the troublemaker for a short time.