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cabinet

cab·i·net [ ˈkab-nit]

cabinet

noun

[ˈkab-nit]

Definition of cabinet

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a case or cupboard usually having doors and shelves
//a kitchen cabinet a medicine cabinet

b : a collection of specimens especially of biological or numismatic interest
//a butterfly display cabinet

c : console sense 4a

d : a chamber having temperature and humidity controls and used especially for incubating biological samples

2a archaic : a small room providing seclusion

b : a small exhibition room in a museum

3a archaic

(1) : the private room serving as council chamber of the chief councillors or ministers of a sovereign

(2) : the consultations and actions of these councillors

b(1) often capitalized : a body of advisers of a head of state
//the president's cabinet

(2) : a similar advisory council of a governor of a state or a mayor

c British : a meeting of a cabinet

4 New England : milkshake

cabinet

adjective

Definition of cabinet (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : of or relating to a governmental cabinet (see cabinet entry 1 sense 3b)
//held a cabinet meeting

2 : suitable by reason of size for a small room or by reason of attractiveness or perfection for preservation and display in a cabinet
//porcelain cabinet plates

3a : used or adapted for cabinetmaking

b : done or used by a cabinetmaker

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

Synonyms: Noun

Recent Examples on the Web

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
//Ocean explorers have salvaged 900 bottles of booze from a ship sunk in the Baltic Sea while on its way to restock Tsar Nicholas II’s liquor cabinet in May 1917.
— Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Tsar Nicholas II’s Last Shipment of Booze Recovered From the Baltic Sea," 13 Nov. 2019
//Open cabinet doors to allow more heat to get to uninsulated pipes under a sunk or near an outer wall.
— Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, "Freeze warning in Alabama: How to protect your pipes from freezing, cold-weather safety tips," 12 Nov. 2019
//At the urging of Western partners, Ukraine’s government created a process requiring that exploration contracts be put out to bid and awarded following review from a selection board appointed by the president’s cabinet of ministers.
— Washington Post, "After boost from Perry, supporters got huge Ukraine gas deal," 12 Nov. 2019
//At the urging of Western partners, Ukraine’s government created a process requiring that exploration contracts be put out to bid and awarded following review from a selection board appointed by the president’s cabinet of ministers.
— BostonGlobe.com, "KYIV, Ukraine — Two political supporters of U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry secured a potentially lucrative oil and gas exploration deal from the Ukrainian government soon after Perry proposed one of the men as an adviser to the country’s new president.," 12 Nov. 2019
//At the urging of Western partners, Ukraine's government created a process requiring that exploration contracts be put out to bid and awarded following review from a selection board appointed by the president's cabinet of ministers.
— Michael Biesecker, chicagotribune.com, "After push by Energy Secretary Rick Perry, two of his supporters got a lucrative oil and gas deal in Ukraine," 11 Nov. 2019
//At the urging of Western partners, Ukraine's government created a process requiring that exploration contracts be put out to bid and awarded following review from a selection board appointed by the president's cabinet of ministers.
— Anchorage Daily News, "After push from Energy Secretary Rick Perry, his backers got a huge gas deal in Ukraine," 11 Nov. 2019
//At the urging of Western partners, Ukraine's government created a process requiring that exploration contracts be put out to bid and awarded following review from a selection board appointed by the president's cabinet of ministers.
— NBC News, "After push from Rick Perry, his backers got huge gas deal in Ukraine," 11 Nov. 2019
//At the urging of Western partners, Ukraine’s government created a process requiring that exploration contracts be put out to bid and awarded following review from a selection board appointed by the president’s cabinet of ministers.
— Richard Lardner, The Denver Post, "After boost from Trump energy secretary, backers got huge gas deal in Ukraine," 11 Nov. 2019

First Known Use of cabinet

Noun

circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for cabinet

Noun and Adjective

Middle French, small room, diminutive of Middle French dialect (Picard) cabine gambling house

Dictionary Entries near cabinet

cabin cruiser

Cabinda

cabineer