The difference between Closet and Pantry

When used as nouns, closet means any private area, particularly bowers in the open air, whereas pantry means a small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage and/or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.

Closet is also verb with the meaning: to shut away for private discussion.

Closet is also adjective with the meaning: private.

check bellow for the other definitions of Closet and Pantry

  1. Closet as a noun (obsolete):

    Any private area, particularly bowers in the open air.

  2. Closet as a noun (now, rare):

    Any private or inner room, particularly: A private room used by women to groom and dress themselves. A private room used for prayer or other devotions. A place of (usually fanciful) contemplation and theorizing. The private residence or private council chamber of a monarch.

  3. Closet as a noun (obsolete):

    A pew or side-chapel reserved for a monarch or other feudal lord.

  4. Closet as a noun (obsolete):

    A private cabinet, particularly: One used to store valuables. One used to store curiosities. One used to store food or other household supplies: a cupboard. A secret or hiding place, particularly the hiding place in English idioms such as and .

    Examples:

    "The closet can be a scary place for a gay teenager."

    "He's so far in the closet, he can w The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe see Narnia."

  5. Closet as a noun (now, chiefly, Scotland, Ireland):

    Any small room or side-room, particularly: One intended for storing clothes or bedclothes. or later water closet: a room containing a toilet.

  6. Closet as a noun (heraldry):

    An ordinary similar to a bar but half as broad.

  7. Closet as a noun (Scotland, obsolete):

    A sewer.

  1. Closet as an adjective (obsolete):

    Private.

  2. Closet as an adjective:

    Secret, especially with reference to gay people who are ; closeted.

    Examples:

    "He's a [[closet case closet case]]."

  1. Closet as a verb (transitive):

    To shut away for private discussion.

    Examples:

    "The ambassador has been closeted with the prime minister all afternoon. We're all worried what will be announced when they exit."

  2. Closet as a verb (transitive):

    To put into a private place for a secret interview or interrogation.

  3. Closet as a verb (transitive):

    To shut up in, or as in, a closet for concealment or confinement.

  1. Pantry as a noun:

    A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage and/or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.

    Examples:

    "coordinate terms larder root cellar"

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