supply closet
9
2.0
- noun
- /səˈplaɪ ˈklɒzɪt/
- US
:
armario de suministros
- The cleaning supplies are stored in the supply closet next to the break room.
- went to the supply closet
- door to the supply closet
- office supply closet
Examples
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Hey, Calvin, I finished reorganizing that supply closet.
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He went to the supply closet and took out a bucket and mop.
Fiction book (2002) -
This is all I could get from the supply closet.
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Changing room is the first door on your right and beyond that is the supply closet.
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"Maybe get a box from the supply closet," he said.
Fiction book (1995) -
They're just in the supply closet.
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In the supply closet, I remove a sterilized phone from its shelf along with a cord, which, like everything else, is wrapped in plastic.
Fiction book (1998) -
I'll lock up for you, how's that?" Delia sighed and headed for the supply closet.
Fiction book (1995) -
Delia went to the supply closet for more sugar, and when she came back, Mr. Pomfret was still marveling at Juval's choice of victims.
Fiction book (1995) -
The day I finally hit bottom, my mentor at the high school found me crying in the supply closet of the teacher's lounge with bits of tear-soaked tissue all over my face.
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Synonyms
339
1.0
A place where people keep things until they need them
38
1.8
A room where people keep extra things not used every day
29
1.6
A room where you keep things you do not use often
20
1.6
A place where you keep things in a house, box, or phone
9
2.8
A room in a shop or business where extra goods are kept until needed
6
1.0
A small cupboard or room to keep cleaning tools like brooms and mops
3
2.8
A room in a shop where staff keep extra goods before they go on sale
A room where people keep old or unused furniture and boxes
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Morphology
The noun is compositionally built from 'supplies' (necessary items) + 'closet' (a storage space), so the meaning 'a closet for storing supplies' is directly derivable from the constituents and standard noun–noun compounding patterns. This is a literal, cross-linguistically common concept that a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand.
Etymology
Supply closet comes from the clear image of a small closet that holds extra supplies like paper, pens and cleaning items for an office. Because it is literally a little room where things are kept ready, the phrase means 'a small room where a workplace keeps extra supplies'.