cabinet
- noun
- /ˈkæbɪnɪt/
- 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.
- And then we, we had several conversations about what, what I like to hear in amplifiers and cabinets.
- My God, it's it's a media cabinet, a coffee table and a side table.
Examples
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We determined if the installation of gun cabinets improved household firearm storage practices.
Academic text (2012) -
You know this cabinet is broken, right?
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My God, it's it's a media cabinet, a coffee table and a side table.
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Put that on that cabinet over there.
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More like a file cabinet, really.
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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.
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Well, I have needed access to the back of the server cabinet pretty much every other day.
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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
A usually rectangular container with a lid for holding things or the amount it holds
A box or container for holding and carrying things like bottles
A piece of furniture that holds electronic equipment like a radio
A case that protects electronic parts from dust and water
Compounds
A senior government official who is part of the cabinet and leads a government department
- Literature
A group of senior opposition politicians who would become government ministers if their party won power
- Specialized
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
- Formal
A group of top government officials the President chooses to lead departments and advise on policy
How Protective
- Specialized
Surface Forms
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.