compartment vs cabinet

cabinet vs compartment

compartment and cabinet both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compartment	Yes	No	No	No
cabinet	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cabinet is a hyponym of compartment; that is, cabinet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than compartment:

compartment: a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
cabinet: a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock

Other hyponyms of compartment include bay, bay, box, box, loge, cab, cabin, cabin, locker, storage locker, cable car, car, car, elevator car, car, gondola, cockpit, couchette, drawing room, glove compartment, automobile trunk, boot, luggage compartment, trunk, module, pilothouse, wheelhouse, roomette, stall, well.

compartment (noun)	cabinet (noun)
a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area	a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
a space into which an area is subdivided	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 compartment and cabinet

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