The difference between Shrank and Wardrobe

When used as nouns, shrank means a large highly decorative german/dutch-style piece of furniture, which combines aspects of a clothing wardrobe, curio, and cabinet, whereas wardrobe means a room for keeping clothes and armor safe, particularly a dressing room or walk-in closet beside a bedroom.


Wardrobe is also verb with the meaning: to act as a wardrobe department, to provide clothing or sets of clothes.

check bellow for the other definitions of Shrank and Wardrobe

  1. Shrank as a verb:

  1. Shrank as a noun (US, Pennsylvania Dutch English):

    A large highly decorative German/Dutch-style piece of furniture, which combines aspects of a clothing wardrobe, curio, and cabinet.

  1. Wardrobe as a noun (obsolete):

    A room for keeping clothes and armor safe, particularly a dressing room or walk-in closet beside a bedroom.

  2. Wardrobe as a noun (figuratively):

    A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.

  3. Wardrobe as a noun (figuratively):

    The building housing such a department.

  4. Wardrobe as a noun (obsolete):

    Any closet used for storing anything.

  5. Wardrobe as a noun:

    A room for keeping costumes and other property safe at a theater; a prop room.

  6. Wardrobe as a noun (figuratively):

    The department of a theater, movie studio, etc which purchases, keeps, and cares for costumes; its staff; its room(s) or building(s).

  7. Wardrobe as a noun:

    A movable cupboard or cabinet designed for storing clothes, particularly as a large piece of bedroom furniture.

  8. Wardrobe as a noun:

    A tall built-in cupboard or closet for storing clothes, often including a rail for coat-hangers, and usually located in a bedroom.

  9. Wardrobe as a noun (figuratively, uncommon):

    Anything that similarly stores or houses something.

  10. Wardrobe as a noun:

    The contents of a wardrobe: an individual's entire collection of clothing.

  11. Wardrobe as a noun (figuratively):

    Any collection of clothing.

  12. Wardrobe as a noun (figuratively, uncommon):

    Any collection of anything.

  13. Wardrobe as a noun (obsolete):

    A private chamber, particularly one used for sleeping or urinating and defecating.

  14. Wardrobe as a noun (hunting, obsolete):

    Badger feces, particularly used in tracking game.

  1. Wardrobe as a verb (intransitive):

    To act as a wardrobe department, to provide clothing or sets of clothes.

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