Meaning

2 senses
  1. (figuratively, humorous, often)The metaphorical place in which a Wiccan's religious identity is hidden.

  2. (US)A closet in which cleaning materials and associated equipment, such as brooms, are stored.

    a small room for storing brooms and other cleaning equipment

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Put the broom in the closet.

    ruПоставь метлу в шкаф. — soniamiku

  2. Tom was hiding in the broom closet.

  3. Please put the dustpan in the broom closet.

    deTu die Kehrschaufel bitte in den Besenschrank! — Yorwba

  4. He's in the broom closet.

  5. He's inspecting the broom closet.

Origin

By analogy with closet, and due to the association of witchcraft with brooms.

By analogy with closet, and due to the association of witchcraft with brooms.

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Forms

plural: broom closets
Singularbroom closet
Pluralbroom closets

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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