cabinet

noun
UK /ˈkæb.ɪ.nət/
US /ˈkæb.ə.nət/

A cabinet is a piece of furniture with doors and shelves for keeping things.

She put the clean plates in the kitchen cabinet.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A group of senior government ministers who advise the leader.

The prime minister called a cabinet meeting to discuss the new law.

3. A small private room used for meetings or displaying objects.

The museum keeps its rarest coins in a glass cabinet.

4. The case that holds the working parts of a device such as a TV or computer.

He opened the cabinet to check the wires inside the speaker.