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cabinet.

A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/General-American/ˈkæb.nɪt/General-American/ˈkæb.ə.nət/
  1. A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.

  2. A cupboard.

  3. A museum display case.

  4. A source of valuable things; a storehouse.

    figuratively
  5. The upright assembly that houses a coin-operated arcade game, a cab.

  6. A size of photograph, specifically one measuring 3⅞" by 5½".

    historical
  7. A group of advisors to a government or business entity.

  8. 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.

    capitalized · often
  9. 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. A cabinet-level agency in the executive branch; that is, an agency headed by a member of the governor's cabinet.

    capitalized · often
  10. A small chamber or private room.

    archaic
  11. A collection of art or ethnographic objects.

    capitalized · often
  12. Milkshake.

    dialectal
  13. A hut; a cottage; a small house.

    obsolete
  14. An enclosure for mechanical or electrical equipment.

Where this word comes from

From cabin + -et, influenced by French cabinet. In sense of “a government group”, compare salon, also named for a room used to gather.

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