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 Definitions of cabinet  [ˈkæb ə nɪt, ˈkæb nɪt]  

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Definition of 'cabinet' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) cabinet
a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items:
a file cabinet; a curio cabinet.

2.  cabinet
a wall cupboard used for storage, as of kitchen utensils or toilet articles.

3.  cabinet
the case enclosing a radio, television, loudspeaker, etc.

4.  cabinet
(often cap.) a council advising a sovereign or a chief executive; the group of persons who help to manage a government.

5.  cabinet
(often cap.) (in the U.S.) an advisory body to the president, consisting of the heads of the executive departments of the federal government.

6.  cabinet
a small case with compartments for valuables or other small objects.

7.  cabinet
Archaic. a small, private room.

8. (adj.) cabinet
of or pertaining to a political cabinet:
a cabinet meeting.

9.  cabinet
of, pertaining to, or used by a cabinetmaker or in cabinetmaking.

Etymology:  (1540–50; < MF, der. of cabine hut, room on a ship)

Definition of 'cabinet' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) cabinet
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display

2. (noun) cabinet
persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

3. (noun) cabinet, locker, storage locker
a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock

4. (noun) cabinet, console
housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television


Definition of 'cabinet' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) cabinet
a piece of furniture with doors and shelves for storing things
the kitchen cabinets; a china cabinet

2.  cabinet
advisors to the leader of a country
cabinet meeting/members; The president has chosen his cabinet.


Definition of 'cabinet' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) cabinet
suitable for a cabinet; small

2. (noun) cabinet
a hut; a cottage; a small house

3. (noun) cabinet
a small room, or retired apartment; a closet

4. (noun) cabinet
a private room in which consultations are held

5. (noun) cabinet
the advisory council of the chief executive officer of a nation; a cabinet council

6. (noun) cabinet
a set of drawers or a cupboard intended to contain articles of value. Hence:

7. (noun) cabinet
a decorative piece of furniture, whether open like an etagere or closed with doors. See Etagere

8. (noun) cabinet
any building or room set apart for the safe keeping and exhibition of works of art, etc.; also, the collection itself

9. (verb) cabinet
to inclose


Translation of 'cabinet' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a piece of furniture with shelves and doors or drawers
a filing cabinet.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: kas Arabic flag Arabic: خَزانَةٌ ذات أدْراج Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: шкаф
Brazilian flag Brazilian: escrivaninha Czech flag Czech: skříňka (se zásuvkami) German flag German: der Schrank
Danish flag Danish: skab Greek flag Greek: ντουλάπι Spanish flag Spanish: armario, vitrina
Estonian flag Estonian: (laegastega) kapp Farsi flag Farsi: کابینت؛ قفسه Finnish flag Finnish: kaappi
French flag French: meuble de rangement Hebrew flag Hebrew: אָרוֹן Hindi flag Hindi: दराजदार अलमारी
Croatian flag Croatian: ormar, vitrina Hungarian flag Hungarian: szekrény Indonesian flag Indonesian: lemari
Icelandic flag Icelandic: skjalaskápur Italian flag Italian: armadietto, vetrina Japanese flag Japanese: 戸棚
Korean flag Korean: 캐비닛 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: spinta Latvian flag Latvian: skapītis (ar daudz atvilk
Malay flag Malay: almari Dutch flag Dutch: kast Norwegian flag Norwegian: skap
Polish flag Polish: szafka Persian flag Persian: الماری قفسه دار Pashto flag Pashto: الماری
Portuguese flag Portuguese: escrivaninha Romanian flag Romanian: dulap Russian flag Russian: горка
Slovak flag Slovak: skriňa, skrinka, registra Slovenian flag Slovenian: omara Serbian flag Serbian: vitrina
Swedish flag Swedish: skåp Thai flag Thai: ชั้นหรือตู้วางของ Turkish flag Turkish: dolap, büfe
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: (有架子、門或抽屜的)櫃子 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: кабінет Urdu flag Urdu: دروازوں اور درازوں والی ا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tủ có ngăn kéo Chinese flag Chinese: (有抽屉或格子的)厨柜

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