I.
noun (esp. AmE ) ⇨ See also ↑ cupboard , ↑ wardrobe
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , huge , large
▪ small , tiny
▪ built-in
▪ walk-in
▪ broom , coat , linen
▪ bedroom , hall , hallway
▪ storage , supply
VERB + CLOSET
▪ close , open
▪ lock
▪ raid , rummage through , search
▪
I raided Bob's ~ for something to wear.
▪
He searched his ~ for something to wear.
▪ clean , clean out , organize
▪ fill
CLOSET + VERB
▪ be filled with sth , hold sth
▪
Her ~ was filled with black clothes.
CLOSET + NOUN
▪ door
▪ space
▪
Do you have much ~ space in your new house?
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~
▪
clothes hanging in the ~
▪ from the ~
▪
I picked a shirt from the ~.
▪ to the ~
▪
He went to the ~ and pulled out a suit.
PHRASES
▪ be in the ~ , stay in the ~ (= refuse to say publicly that you are gay) ( BrE , AmE )
▪ come out of the ~ (= say publicly that you are gay) ( BrE , AmE )
▪
More public figures are finding the courage to come out of the ~.
▪ a skeleton in the/sb's ~ (= something shocking in your past) ( BrE , AmE )
▪
They were hoping to find some skeletons in his ~.
II.
adj.
Closet is used with these nouns: ↑ homosexual , ↑ lesbian