cabinet vs piece of furniture

piece of furniture vs cabinet

cabinet and piece of furniture both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cabinet	Yes	No	No	No
piece of furniture	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, piece of furniture is a hypernym of cabinet; that is, piece of furniture is a word with a broader meaning than cabinet:

cabinet: a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
piece of furniture: furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

Other hypernyms of cabinet include article of furniture, furniture.

cabinet (noun)	piece of furniture (noun)
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display	furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
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 piece of furniture

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