cabinet
English Thesaurus
1. a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | china cabinet, china closet, |
| definition | : | a cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dresser, |
| definition | : | a cabinet with shelves (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | shelf, |
| definition | : | a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects (noun.artifact) |
2. housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | housing, |
| definition | : | a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component (noun.artifact) |
3. a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | compartment, |
| definition | : | a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | glory hole, lazaretto, |
| definition | : | a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | locker room, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
4. persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | british cabinet, |
| definition | : | the senior ministers of the British government (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | shadow cabinet, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | united states cabinet, us cabinet, |
| definition | : | a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | cabinet minister, |
| definition | : | the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet (noun.act) |
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