cabin - cabinet

cabin - cabinet
'cabin'
A cabin is a small room on a boat or ship, or an area within a plane.

I made my way along the passageway until I came to Captain Imrie's cabin.

...the First Class cabin.

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'cabinet'
A cabinet is a cupboard used for storing things such as medicines or papers, or for displaying ornaments.

...a glass cabinet with Chinese things in it.

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  • cabinet — (n.) 1540s, from M.Fr. cabinet small room (16c.), dim. of O.Fr. cabane cabin (see CABIN (Cf. cabin)); perhaps influenced by (or rather, from) It. gabbinetto, dim. of gabbia, from L. cavea stall, stoop, cage, den for animals. Sense of private room …   Etymology dictionary

  • Cabinet making — is the practice of utilizing various woodworking skills to create cabinets, shelving and furniture. Cabinet making involves techniques such as creating appropriate joints, dados, bevels, chamfers and shelving systems, the use of finishing tools… …   Wikipedia

  • Cabin Hill — was a private primary school in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which closed in 2006. Its pupils transferred to the new preparatory department at Campbell College.Cabin Hill was acquired as the junior school of Campbell College in 1924, and was… …   Wikipedia

  • Cabinet — Cab i*net (k[a^]b [i^]*n[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of cabine or cabane. See {Cabin}, n.] 1. A hut; a cottage; a small house. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Hearken a while from thy green cabinet, The rural song of careful Colinet. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cabinet council — Cabinet Cab i*net (k[a^]b [i^]*n[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of cabine or cabane. See {Cabin}, n.] 1. A hut; a cottage; a small house. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Hearken a while from thy green cabinet, The rural song of careful Colinet. Spenser. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cabinet councilor — Cabinet Cab i*net (k[a^]b [i^]*n[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of cabine or cabane. See {Cabin}, n.] 1. A hut; a cottage; a small house. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Hearken a while from thy green cabinet, The rural song of careful Colinet. Spenser. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cabinet photograph — Cabinet Cab i*net (k[a^]b [i^]*n[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of cabine or cabane. See {Cabin}, n.] 1. A hut; a cottage; a small house. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Hearken a while from thy green cabinet, The rural song of careful Colinet. Spenser. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cabinet picture — Cabinet Cab i*net (k[a^]b [i^]*n[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of cabine or cabane. See {Cabin}, n.] 1. A hut; a cottage; a small house. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Hearken a while from thy green cabinet, The rural song of careful Colinet. Spenser. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cabinet — ► NOUN 1) a cupboard with drawers or shelves for storing or displaying articles. 2) a wooden box or piece of furniture housing a radio, television, or speaker. 3) (also Cabinet) a committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling… …   English terms dictionary

  • cabinet — /kab euh nit/, n. 1. a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items: a curio cabinet; a file cabinet. 2. a wall cupboard used for storage, as of kitchen utensils or toilet articles: a kitchen cabinet; a medicine …   Universalium

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