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cabinet

cabinet

82 3.4
A box that holds electronic equipment like a radio or television
  • noun
  • /ˈkæbɪnɪt/
translation icon : gabinete
  • The same drugs from your medicine cabinet.
  • steel cabinet
  • metal cabinet
  • large radiation cabinet

And then we, we had several conversations about what, what I like to hear in amplifiers and cabinets.

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Examples

  • We determined if the installation of gun cabinets improved household firearm storage practices.

    Academic text (2012)
  • You know this cabinet is broken, right?

  • My God, it's it's a media cabinet, a coffee table and a side table.

  • Put that on that cabinet over there.

  • More like a file cabinet, really.

  • I think they must be in the cabinet in his study at home.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • And this is a cabinet of tech products that we're keeping for various reasons.

  • Well, I have needed access to the back of the server cabinet pretty much every other day.

  • Joey nods slowly, crossing to a cabinet and taking out some instant coffee.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The audio cabinet holds all the stereo equipment and keeps the wires organized.

Synonyms

box
vscabinet
1.0

A usually rectangular container with a lid for holding things or the amount it holds

is intended to house electronic instruments rather than ordinary storage use
case
vscabinet
1.0

A box or container for holding and carrying things like bottles

is specifically for electronics rather than any general protective container
console
vscabinet
  • Archaic
28 5.1

A piece of furniture that holds electronic equipment like a radio

is a general enclosure for electronics without implying built-in controls
enclosure
vscabinet
  • Specialized
4 4.0

A case that protects electronic parts from dust and water

is focused on housing devices rather than only shielding them

Compounds

A small cabinet in a bathroom that holds medicines and first-aid items

15 2.1

A piece of office furniture with drawers that hold papers

A piece of office furniture with drawers for storing paper files

12 5.0

A senior government official who is part of the cabinet and leads a government department

5 1.6

A cupboard in a kitchen for storing dishes and food

A cabinet with glass doors for storing and showing fine dishes like teacups

A group of senior government ministers in the UK who make important decisions

A cabinet made to fit into a room corner for storing or showing things

1 2.3

A cabinet or box that stores hand tools like screwdrivers and wrenches

shadow cabinet
  • Literature
1 6.7

A group of senior opposition politicians who would become government ministers if their party won power

Wood used to make cabinets and fine furniture

kitchen cabinet
  • Literature
5.2

Close advisers who help a leader but are not official ministers

A system where ministers together make government policy and guide laws in parliament

A group of top government leaders who advise the President of the United States

US Cabinet
  • Formal
3.5

A group of top government officials the President chooses to lead departments and advise on policy

How Protective

enclosure
  • Specialized
4 4.0
cabinet
82 3.4

Surface Forms

cabinet singular
cabinets plural

Etymology

Cabinet also came to mean a closed 'case' or box for machines and instruments, keeping them safe and neat. So a radio or television cabinet is the wooden box or case that holds and protects the parts.