cabinet

English

/ˈkæ.bɪ.nɪt/, /ˈkæ.bɪ.nɪt/, /ˈkæ.bə.nət/

noun
Definitions
  • A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.
  • A cupboard.
  • The upright assembly that houses a coin-operated arcade game, a cab.
  • (historical) A size of photograph, specifically one measuring 3⅞" by 5½".
  • A group of advisors to a government or business entity.
  • (politics) In parliamentary and some other systems of government, the group of ministers responsible for creating government policy and for overseeing the departments comprising the executive branch.
  • (archaic) A small chamber or private room.
  • (often capitalized) A collection of art or ethnographic objects.
  • (dialectal) Milkshake.
  • (obsolete) A hut; a cottage; a small house.
  • An enclosure for mechanical or electrical equipment.

Etymology

Suffix from English cabin derived from French cabinet.

Origin

French

cabinet

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