cabinet
part of speech
noun (a cabinet, cabinets; the Cabinet)
meaning for a pupil
1) A cabinet is a cupboard with shelves or drawers and usually doors, used to store or show things: a kitchen cabinet, a bathroom cabinet. tree →
2) The Cabinet is the group of the most important ministers who help lead a government and make big decisions. tree →
3) A display cabinet is a glass cupboard for showing precious things. tree →
4) A cabinet can also be a small private room, often one filled with mirrors or treasures. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and safety lessons, medicines and cleaning products are kept in high or locked cabinets away from small children. In citizenship lessons (UK, Canada, Australia, NZ, Ireland, US), the Cabinet is led by the prime minister or president. In museums, objects are shown in glass cabinets. Phrases: «kitchen cabinet», «filing cabinet», «medicine cabinet», «Cabinet minister».
examples
- The plates are in the kitchen cabinet. tree →
- Keep medicines in a locked cabinet. tree →
- Dad keeps papers in a metal filing cabinet. tree →
- The trophy is in the glass cabinet at school. tree →
- The Prime Minister met the Cabinet today. tree →
- The bathroom cabinet has a mirror on its door. tree →
- Close the cabinet doors so you don't bump your head. tree →
- A Cabinet minister is in charge of schools. tree →
- The tiny door swung back, and a soft crimson light gleamed over the whole cabinet. tree →
note
Countable. When it means the government group, often capital C: the Cabinet. Safety: never take medicine from a cabinet without an adult; cleaning liquids are poisonous.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «cabinet» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.