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Schrank.

cabinet (storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall), or (specifically):

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Meaning & usage

noun/ʃʁaŋk/
  1. cabinet (storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall), or (specifically): cupboard (cabinet, often built into a wall, with shelves intended for storage)

    masculine · strong
  2. cabinet (storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall), or (specifically): wardrobe, closet (cupboard or cabinet designed for storing clothes)

    masculine · strong
  3. cabinet (storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall), or (specifically): bookcase (piece of furniture for the storage and display of books)

    masculine · strong
  4. locker (storage compartment with a lock)

    masculine · strong
  5. tall person with a broad frame, (absolute) unit, tank

    masculine · slang · strong
Where this word comes from

From Late Middle High German schranc, from Old High German scranc, from Proto-West Germanic *skrank, from Proto-Germanic *skrankaz (“grid, barrier”), probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend, turn”). Cognate with German Low German Schrank (“barrier, barricade”).

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