Cabinet

  • 41cabinet — cab|i|net W2S2 [ˈkæbınıt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: small room , from Old North French cabine room for gambling ] 1.) also Cabinet [also + plural verb] BrE the politicians with important positions in a government who meet to make… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 42cabinet — cab•i•net [[t]ˈkæb ə nɪt, ˈkæb nɪt[/t]] n. 1) fur a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items: a file cabinet; a curio cabinet[/ex] 2) fur a wall cupboard used for storage, as of kitchen utensils or toilet… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 43cabinet — /ˈkæbənət / (say kabuhnuht), /ˈkæbnət / (say kabnuht) noun 1. a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying valuable objects, dishes, etc. 2. a piece of furniture holding a record player, radio, television, or the… …

  • 44cabinet — I. noun Etymology: Middle French, small room, diminutive of Middle French dialect (Picard) cabine gambling house Date: circa 1550 1. a. a case or cupboard usually having doors and shelves b. a collection of specimens especially of biological or… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 45cabinet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. room, boudoir, chamber, closet; étagère, case; repository; ministry, board, council. See receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A piece of furniture with shelves] Syn. cupboard, closet, china closet,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 46cabinet — cab|i|net [ kæbınət ] noun count ** 1. ) a piece of furniture with doors and shelves or drawers that is used for storing things or for showing attractive objects: a medicine cabinet a display cabinet 2. ) a group of advisers chosen by the leader… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 47cabinet — noun (C) 1 (also + plural verb BrE) the politicians with important positions in a government who meet to make decisions or advise the leader of the government: a cabinet meeting 2 a piece of furniture with doors and shelves or drawers, used for… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 48cabinet — noun 1》 a cupboard with drawers or shelves for storing or displaying articles.     ↘a wooden box, container, or piece of furniture housing a radio, television set, or speaker. 2》 (also Cabinet) (in the UK, Canada, and other Commonwealth… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 49cabinet —    La nature de la femme, où l’homme fait ses nécessités amoureuses, ce qui donne à ce cabinet une odeur sui generis fort agréable, quoique un peu violente.        Le jardinier voyant et trouvant le cabinet aussi avantageusement ouvert, y logea… …

    Dictionnaire Érotique moderne

  • 50cabinet — nm. (de médecin...) ; (en plus à Genève), atelier d horlogerie : KABINÈ (Albanais.001, Annecy.003b, Genève.022, Morzine, Thônes), gabinè (003a, Chable, TER.). E. : W.C.. A1) petit cabinet, chambre retirée : kabyolon (001b), gabyolon (001a,003b),… …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard