Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cabinet

4 senses of cabinet

Sense 1
cabinet -- (a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display)
       => furniture, piece of furniture, article of furniture -- (furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room")

Sense 2
cabinet -- (persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers)
       => advisory board, planning board -- (a board appointed to advise the chief administrator)

Sense 3
cabinet, locker, storage locker -- (a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock)
       => compartment -- (a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area)

Sense 4
cabinet, console -- (housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television)
       => housing -- (a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component)