housing vs cabinet

cabinet vs housing

housing and cabinet both are nouns.

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

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

housing: a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
cabinet: housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television

Other hyponyms of housing include binnacle, console, crankcase, distributor housing, journal box, lamp house, lamp housing, lamphouse, radar dome, radome, case, casing, shell.

housing (noun)	cabinet (noun)
structures collectively in which people are housed	a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component	housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse	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 housing and cabinet

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