Cabinet

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 cabinet. 3. a piece of furniture containing a radio or television set, usually standing on the floor and often having a record player or a place for phonograph records. 4. (often initial capital letter) a council advising a president, sovereign, etc., especially the group of ministers or executives responsible for the government of a nation. 5. (often initial capital letter) (in the U.S.) an advisory body to the president, consisting of the heads of the 13 executive departments of the federal government. 6. a small case with compartments for valuables or other small objects. 7. a small chamber or booth for special use, especially a shower stall. 8. a private room. 9. a room set aside for the exhibition of small works of art or objets d'art. 10. Also called cabinet wine. a dry white wine produced in Germany from fully matured grapes without the addition of extra sugar. 11. New England (chiefly Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts) . a milk shake made with ice cream. 12. Archaic. a small room. 13. Obsolete. a small cabin.