ALL meanings of cabinet
cab·i·net
C c - countable noun cabinet A cabinet is a cupboard used for storing things such as medicine or alcoholic drinks or for displaying decorative things in. 3
- countable noun cabinet The Cabinet is a group of the most senior ministers in a government, who meet regularly to discuss policies. 3
- noun cabinet a piece of furniture containing shelves, cupboards, or drawers for storage or display 3
- noun cabinet (as modifier) 3
- noun cabinet the outer case of a television, radio, etc 3
- noun cabinet the executive and policy-making body of a country, consisting of all government ministers or just the senior ministers 3
- noun cabinet an advisory council to a president, sovereign, governor, etc 3
- noun cabinet a standard size of paper, 6 × 4 inches (15 × 10 cm) or 61⁄2 × 41⁄4 inches (16.5 × 10.5 cm), for mounted photographs 3
- noun cabinet an enclosed rack for holding cases of type, etc 3
- noun cabinet a private room 3
- noun cabinet suitable in size, value, decoration, etc, for a display cabinet 3
- noun cabinet (of a drawing or projection of a three-dimensional object) constructed with true horizontal and vertical representation of scale but with oblique distances reduced to about half scale to avoid the appearance of distortion 3
- noun cabinet (of a wine) specially selected and usually rare 3
- noun cabinet a case or cupboard with drawers or shelves for holding or storing things 3
- noun cabinet a boxlike container, usually decorated, that houses all the assembled components of a record player, radio or television, etc. 3
- noun cabinet a boxlike container for a speaker (sense 3) speaker (sense 3a) 3
- noun cabinet a private council room 3
- noun cabinet a meeting held there 3
- noun cabinet a body of official advisors to a president, king, governor, etc.: in the U.S., composed of the heads of the various governmental departments 3
- noun cabinet a small, private room 3
- adjective cabinet of a kind usually displayed in cabinets 3
- adjective cabinet of or made by a cabinetmaker 3
- adjective cabinet of a political cabinet 3
- noun cabinet a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items: a curio cabinet; a file cabinet. 1
- noun cabinet a wall cupboard used for storage, as of kitchen utensils or toilet articles: a kitchen cabinet; a medicine cabinet. 1
- noun cabinet a piece of furniture containing a radio or television set, usually standing on the floor and often having a record player or a place for phonograph records. 1
- noun cabinet (often initial capital letter) a council advising a president, sovereign, etc., especially the group of ministers or executives responsible for the government of a nation. 1
- noun cabinet (often initial capital letter) (in the U.S.) an advisory body to the president, consisting of the heads of the 13 executive departments of the federal government. 1
- noun cabinet a small case with compartments for valuables or other small objects. 1
- noun cabinet a small chamber or booth for special use, especially a shower stall. 1
- noun cabinet a private room. 1
- noun cabinet a room set aside for the exhibition of small works of art or objets d'art. 1
- noun cabinet Also called cabinet wine. a dry white wine produced in Germany from fully matured grapes without the addition of extra sugar. 1
- noun cabinet New England (chiefly Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts) . a milk shake made with ice cream. 1
- noun cabinet Archaic. a small room. 1
- noun cabinet Obsolete. a small cabin. 1
- adjective cabinet pertaining to a political cabinet: a cabinet meeting. 1
- adjective cabinet private; confidential; secret. 1
- adjective cabinet pertaining to a private room. 1
- adjective cabinet of suitable value, beauty, or size for a private room, small display case, etc.: a cabinet edition of Milton. 1
- adjective cabinet of, relating to, or used by a cabinetmaker or in cabinetmaking. 1
- adjective cabinet Drafting. designating a method of projection (cabinet projection) in which a three-dimensional object is represented by a drawing (cabinet drawing) having all vertical and horizontal lines drawn to exact scale, with oblique lines reduced to about half scale so as to offset the appearance of distortion. Compare axonometric, isometric (def 5), oblique (def 13). 1
- noun cabinet A cupboard with drawers or shelves for storing or displaying articles. 1
- noun cabinet furniture 1
- noun cabinet senior government 1
- noun cabinet (often capitalized) A collection of art or ethnographic objects. 0
- noun cabinet (dialectal, Rhode Island) Milkshake. 0
- noun cabinet (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A hut; a cottage; a small house. 0
- noun cabinet A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall. 0
- noun cabinet cupboard. 0