{
    "term": "closet",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a small room or a space in a wall with a door that reaches the floor, used for storing things",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She has a walk-in closet for all her clothes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He searched his closet for something to wear."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He went to the closet and pulled out a suit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her closet was filled with black clothes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I picked a shirt from the closet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I raided Bob's closet for something to wear."
                },
                {
                    "text": "clothes hanging in the closet"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's about time I cleared out this closet."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Houses and homes"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "huge", "large"],
                "verb + closet": ["close", "open", "lock"],
                "closet + verb": ["be filled with something", "hold something"],
                "closet + noun": ["door", "space"],
                "preposition": ["in the closet", "from the closet", "to the closet"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be in the closet",
                    "stay in the closet",
                    "come out of the closet"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to tell people in general something that you kept secret before, especially the fact that you are gay",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "More public figures are finding the courage to come out of the closet."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to keep something secret from most people, especially the fact that you are gay",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The country's harsh policies forced him to stay in the closet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many gay celebrities still remain in the closet, fearful of intrusive publicity."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "something shocking, embarrassing, etc. that has happened to you or your family in the past that you want to keep secret",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They were hoping to find some skeletons in his closet."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈklɒzɪt/",
                "audio": "cl/closet/closet__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈklɑːzɪt/",
                "audio": "cl/closet/closet__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (denoting a private or small room): from Old French, diminutive of clos ‘closed’, from Latin claudere ‘to shut’."
}