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n. (artifact) | 1. cabinet | a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display. |
| ~ china cabinet, china closet | a cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china. |
| ~ dresser | a cabinet with shelves. |
| ~ article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture | furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy.; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" |
| ~ medicine cabinet, medicine chest | cabinet that holds medicines and toiletries. |
| ~ shelf | a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects. |
n. (group) | 2. cabinet | persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers. |
| ~ cabinet minister | the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet. |
| ~ advisory board, planning board | a board appointed to advise the chief administrator. |
| ~ british cabinet | the senior ministers of the British government. |
| ~ shadow cabinet | a group of senior members of the political party that is out of power; these members would probably assume corresponding positions as ministers in the British Cabinet if their party was elected. |
| ~ united states cabinet, us cabinet | a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet. |
n. (artifact) | 3. cabinet, locker, storage locker | a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock. |
| ~ compartment | a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area. |
| ~ glory hole, lazaretto | a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship. |
| ~ locker room | a room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions. |
n. (artifact) | 4. cabinet, console | housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television. |
| ~ housing | a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component. |
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