Definition of cabnet
1. cabinet [ n ] a cupboard-like repository or piece of furniture with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
Used in print:(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)
The gap between the bookshelf and the record cabinet grows smaller with each new recording catalogue .
(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)
From the curio cabinet on its south wall and the bureaus beneath , you abstracted seventeen ivory , metal , wood , and stone sculptures of Oriental and African origin , two snuffboxes , and a jade handled magnifying_glass .
Likewise the ivory Chinese female figure known as a `` doctor lady '' ( provenance Honan ) ; a friend of mine removing her from the curio cabinet for inspection was felled as if by a hammer , but he had previously drunk a quantity of applejack .
Synonyms cabinet Related Terms furniture china_cabinet medicine_chest dresser shelf2. cabinet [ n ] persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers
Synonyms cabinet Related Terms advisory_board United_States_Cabinet British_Cabinet shadow_cabinet cabinet_minister3. cabinet [ n ] a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
Synonyms locker storage_locker cabinet Related Terms compartment glory_hole locker_room4. cabinet [ a ] relating to or being a member of a governmental cabinet
Examples:
"cabinet matters"
"a cabinet minister"
5. cabinet [ a ] relating to or used in making cabinets
Examples:
"cabinet wood"
6. cabinet [ n ] housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
Synonyms console cabinet Related Terms housingSimilar Spelling
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