The difference between Closet and Study

When used as nouns, closet means any private area, particularly bowers in the open air, whereas study means mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.

When used as verbs, closet means to shut away for private discussion, whereas study means to review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.

Closet is also adjective with the meaning: private.

check bellow for the other definitions of Closet and Study

  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. Study as a verb (usually, academic):

    To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.

    Examples:

    "Students are expected to start studying for final exams in March."

    "I need to study my biology notes."

  2. Study as a verb (academic):

    To take a course or courses on a subject.

    Examples:

    "I study medicine at the university."

  3. Study as a verb:

    To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice.

    Examples:

    "Biologists study living things."

    "In 2015, scientists found that 82 percent of glaciers studied in China had decreased in size.'' [[File:In 2015, scientists found that.ogg]]"

  4. Study as a verb:

    To look at minutely.

    Examples:

    "He studied the map in preparation for the hike."

  5. Study as a verb:

    To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.

  6. Study as a verb:

    To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.

  1. Study as a noun:

    Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.

    Examples:

    "The study of languages is fascinating."

  2. Study as a noun:

    The act of studying or examining; examination.

    Examples:

    "I made a careful study of his sister."

  3. Study as a noun:

    Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.

  4. Study as a noun:

    A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.

    Examples:

    "Father spends all his time in the study poring over manuscripts."

  5. Study as a noun:

    An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.

    Examples:

    "a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture"

  6. Study as a noun:

    The human face, bearing an expression which the observer finds amusingly typical of a particular emotion or state of mind.

    Examples:

    "Geoffrey's face was a study."

    "Geoffrey's face was a study in amazement [or in bewilderment, irritation, distress etc.]"

  7. Study as a noun (music):

    A piece for special practice; an étude.

  8. Study as a noun (academic):

    A publication.

    Examples:

    "That new study on noncommutative symmetries looks promising."

  9. Study as a noun (obsolete):

    A state of mental perplexity or worried thought.

  10. Study as a noun (archaic):

    Thought, as directed to a specific purpose; one's concern.

    Examples:

    "My study was to avoid disturbing her."

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