tool cabinet
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- noun
- /tuːl ˈkæbɪnɪt/
:
armario de herramientas
Examples
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Nurse Emma nods to a Sears Roebuck-style tool cabinet in the corner.
Fiction book (1995) -
He stored his collection of hand tools neatly in the tool cabinet.
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In the garage, I found an old tool cabinet filled with hammers and wrenches.
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The carpenter opened the tool cabinet to grab a screwdriver for the project.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large strong box for storing clothes or valuables
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1.3
A piece of furniture with shelves or drawers for storing things
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1.0
A cabinet with shelves for storing dishes or food
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1.1
A box used to store and carry hand tools like hammers
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2.9
A box for keeping hand tools like hammers and screwdrivers
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5.9
A box that holds tools and materials for sewing
A box for keeping hand tools like screwdrivers or wrenches
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Morphology
The meaning 'a cabinet for holding hand tools' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'tool' (handheld implement) with 'cabinet' (storage furniture); it denotes the purpose or contents of the cabinet. This noun–noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The name tool cabinet comes from the simple image of a cabinet, a box with doors, made to hold tools. So, it means 'a storage place for hand tools'.