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| armoire |
a large, usu. ornate wardrobe or cabinet. |
| attorney general |
(cap.) the director of the U.S. Department of Justice and a member of the President's Cabinet. [1/2 definitions] |
| breakfront |
having a central section that protrudes farther than the sides, as on a bookcase or cabinet. [2 definitions] |
| cabinet |
of or relating to a political cabinet. [2/6 definitions] |
| cellaret |
a cabinet or stand used to hold bottles of wine, liquor, or the like. |
| chest |
a cupboard, cabinet, or dresser. [1/4 definitions] |
| closet |
a cabinet or small room for storage, as of clothing or household goods. [1/3 definitions] |
| commode |
a low cabinet with shelves behind doors or a low chest of drawers, often highly decorated. [1/3 definitions] |
| console2 |
a cabinet or panel containing the controls for an electrical or mechanical apparatus. [2/3 definitions] |
| cooktop |
a cooking range that forms the top of a cabinet. [1/2 definitions] |
| countertop |
a flat working surface, typically waist-high, esp. that which forms the top of a cabinet unit in a kitchen. |
| cupboard |
a cabinet with shelves designed for storage of food, dishes, clothing, or the like. |
| foreign minister |
a cabinet member who supervises and conducts foreign affairs. |
| grandfather clock |
a pendulum clock in a tall, narrow cabinet. |
| Holy Ark |
in Judaism, a cabinet or enclosure in a synagogue, where the scrolls of the Torah are kept. |
| hutch |
a cabinet that has drawers below and usu. open shelves above. [2/4 definitions] |
| kitchen cabinet |
a cabinet, cupboard, or closet in a kitchen. [1/2 definitions] |
| locker |
a chest or cabinet that can be locked. [1/2 definitions] |
| noncabinet |
combined form of cabinet. |
| pediment |
a low pointed or curved gable atop a wall, entrance, window, cabinet, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| P.M. |
abbreviation of "Prime Minister," the chief minister and head of the cabinet in parliamentary governments. |
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