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Noun: cabinet  kab(-u)-nit or ka-bi-nut
  1. A piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
    "She stored her fine china in the dining room cabinet"
     
  2. Persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers
    "The Prime Minister reshuffled her cabinet after the election"
     
  3. A storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually with a lock
    "The gym members stored their belongings in the storage cabinets during their workout";
    - locker, storage locker
     
  4. Housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
    "The vintage radio was housed in a beautiful wooden cabinet";
    - console

Derived forms: cabinets

Type of: advisory board, article of furniture, compartment, furniture, housing, piece of furniture, planning board

Part of: locker room

Encyclopedia: Cabinet, Idaho