Collins English-English Dictionary

cabinet ['kæbɪnɪt]

1. 1. n a piece of furniture containing shelves, cupboards, or drawers for storage or display

2. 2. n (as modifier)

   cabinet teak

3. 3. n the outer case of a television, radio, etc

4. 4. n [often capital] the executive and policy-making body of a country, consisting of all government ministers or just the senior ministers

5. 5. n [sometimes capital] an advisory council to a president, sovereign, governor, etc

6. 6. n (as modifier)

   a cabinet reshuffle

   a cabinet minister

7. 7. n a standard size of paper, 64 inches (1510 cm) or 61/241/4 inches (16.510.5 cm), for mounted photographs

8. 8. n (as modifier)

   a cabinet photograph

9. 9. n [printing] an enclosed rack for holding cases of type, etc

10. 10. n [archaic] a private room

11. 11. n [modifier] suitable in size, value, decoration, etc, for a display cabinet

    a cabinet edition of Shakespeare

12. 12. n [modifier] (of a drawing or projection of a three-dimensional object) constructed with true horizontal and vertical representation of scale but with oblique distances reduced to about half scale to avoid the appearance of distortion

13. 13. n [modifier] (of a wine) specially selected and usually rare

14. 14. n [Etymology] C16: from Old French, diminutive of cabine, of uncertain origin