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cabinet vs medicine chest

medicine chest vs cabinet

cabinet and medicine chest both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cabinet Yes No No No
medicine chest Yes No No No
As nouns, medicine chest is a hyponym of cabinet; that is, medicine chest is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cabinet:
  • cabinet: a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
  • medicine chest: cabinet that holds medicines and toiletries
Other hyponyms of cabinet include china cabinet, china closet, dresser, medicine cabinet, corner cabinet.
cabinet (noun) medicine chest (noun)
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display cabinet that holds medicines and toiletries
housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers
Difference between cabinet and medicine chest

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