Definitions for cabinet
cabinet
cab·i·net
Spelling: [kab-uh-nit]
IPA: /ˈkæb ə nɪt/
Cabinet is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.
You can make 210 anagrams from letters in cabinet (abceint).
Definitions for cabinet
noun
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a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items:
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a wall cupboard used for storage, as of kitchen utensils or toilet articles:
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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.
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(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.
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(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.
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a small case with compartments for valuables or other small objects.
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a small chamber or booth for special use, especially a shower stall.
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a private room.
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a room set aside for the exhibition of small works of art or objets d'art.
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Also called cabinet wine. a dry white wine produced in Germany from fully matured grapes without the addition of extra sugar.
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New England (chiefly Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts) . a milk shake made with ice cream.
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Archaic. a small room.
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Obsolete. a small cabin.
adjective
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pertaining to a political cabinet:
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private; confidential; secret.
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pertaining to a private room.
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of suitable value, beauty, or size for a private room, small display case, etc.:
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of, relating to, or used by a cabinetmaker or in cabinetmaking.
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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).
Origin of cabinet
1540-50; Middle French, equivalent to cabine hut, room on a ship (of uncertain origin, but frequently alleged to be alteration of cabane cabin) + -et Examples for cabinet
cabinet ministers of the day gather to review the names and the allegations.
But the most characteristic display of all is the "cabinet."
Ay; so every thing is that I keep in that cabinet of curiosities.
Ralston predicted instead a cabinet post in a Republican administration or a federal judgeship for Sandoval.
A third cabinet member used public funds to pay in an S & M bar.
He was a member of the cabinet, but not of the House of Commons.
One cabinet dedicated to dandies features a glittery red suit.
It was in February, 1855, that Mr. Gladstone resigned his seat in the cabinet.
Other cabinet minister scandals have been reported in the media, and investigations may take place.
We will work on this in the White House, in the cabinet agencies.