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cabinet

  • noun
  • /ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/

A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.

Other meanings

  1. A museum display case.

  2. A source of valuable things; a storehouse.

A kind of

  • furniture

Kinds of cabinet

  • medicine chest
  • corner cabinet

Related words

  • ante-cabinet
  • animal cabinet
  • cabinetable
  • cabineteer
  • cabinetful
  • cabinetisation
  • cabinetlike
  • cabinetmaker
  • cabinetmaking
  • cabinetry
  • cabinetted
  • cabinetwork

Word history

From French "cabinet".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “cabinet” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.