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closet

n. a small private room for study or prayer

cupboard

n. a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

press, wardrobe

n. a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

W.C., loo, water closet

n. a toilet in England

closet

v. confine to a small space, as for intensive work

closet

adj. "a closet alcoholic"

privy, secret, inside, confidential

adj. entrusted with private information and the confidence of another; "a confidential secretary"

cabinet, locker, storage locker

n. a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock

box

n. any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box"

loge

n. private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty"

chest, bureau, dresser, chest of drawers

n. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

closet, cupboard

n. a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

boot, trunk, luggage compartment

n. compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk"

counter, buffet, sideboard

n. a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

cabinet

n. a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display

chest, bureau, dresser, chest of drawers

n. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

cabinet, locker, storage locker

n. a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock

box

n. any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box"

loge

n. private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty"

closet

n. a small private room for study or prayer

boot, trunk, luggage compartment

n. compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk"

vanity, toilet table, dressing table

n. low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup

esoteric

adj. confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"

obscure, abstruse, recondite

adj. difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography"

personal

adj. concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers"

undisclosed, unrevealed

adj. not made known

privileged

adj. blessed with privileges; "the privileged few"

concealed

adj. hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"

concealed, hidden

adj. not accessible to view; "concealed (or hidden) damage"; "in stormy weather the stars are out of sight"

skulking, sneak, surreptitious, stealthy, furtive, hole-and-corner, hole-in-corner, sneaky, underhand

adj. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"

buried, hidden

adj. covered from view: "her face buried (or hidden) in her hands"; "buried in the smoke of many rifles"

closed

adj. with shutters closed

skulking, sneak, surreptitious, stealthy, furtive, hole-and-corner, hole-in-corner, sneaky, underhand

adj. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"

hidden

adj. difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"

lurking

adj. lying in wait as in ambush: "a lurking prowler"; "the lurking menaces of the future"

sealed

adj. undisclosed for the time being; "sealed orders"; "a sealed move in chess"

secret

adj. not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks"

unavowed, sneaking

adj. not openly expressed; "a sneaking suspicion"

under wraps

adj. kept secret; "the plan was kept carefully under wraps"

backstage

adj. concealed from the public audience

clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish

adj. befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior

sequestered, cloistered, secluded, reclusive

adj. providing privacy or seclusion; "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; "a secluded romantic spot"

exclusive, restricted

adj. not for general or public use; "a private club"

individual, personal

adj. concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers"

insular

adj. suggestive of the isolated life of an island; "an exceedingly insular man; so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist"- Leonard Michaels

personal, intimate

adj. concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers"

nonpublic

adj. not invested with or related to prominent position or status etc.

offstage

adj. withheld from public view or attention; "offstage political meetings"

public

adj. not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures"

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