noun
cabinet
KAB-ih-nuht/ˈkæbɪnət/
A cupboard or case for storing or enclosing things.
The open wooden cabinet holds dishes and folded cloth on its shelves.
Etymology
The French formation denotes a little cabin or small room, though Italian influence or origin is also possible. The sense shifted from a room or case for valuables to furniture for safekeeping.
In context
these little shelves you put in your cabinet and then you put your pans inside of them
More examples
- The medicine cabinet hangs above the sink.
- A metal cabinet encloses the electrical controls.
- The museum keeps fragile objects in a glass cabinet.
Forms
cabinet · cabinets
Similar words
- shelf
- An open supporting surface, while a cabinet usually encloses its contents.