FILING CABINET Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the phrase filing cabinet. (close relations)
Definition of FILING CABINET
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file | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together • a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other • office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order • a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal verb • record in a public office or in a court of law • smooth with a file • proceed in line • file a formal charge against • place in a container for keeping records | ||||||||
armoire | nounn | |||||||
noun • a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons | ||||||||
cabinet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display • persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers • a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock • housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television | ||||||||
case | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an occurrence of something • a special set of circumstances • a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy • the actual state of things • a portable container for carrying several objects • a person requiring professional services • a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation • a problem requiring investigation • a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument • the quantity contained in a case • nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence • a specific state of mind that is temporary • a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) • a specific size and style of type within a type family • an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part • the housing or outer covering of something • the enclosing frame around a door or window opening • (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers • bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow • a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home verb • look over, usually with the intention to rob • enclose in, or as if in, a case | ||||||||
chest | nounn | |||||||
noun • the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates • box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy • the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen • furniture with drawers for keeping clothes | ||||||||
container | nounn | |||||||
noun • any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) | ||||||||
cupboard | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space | ||||||||
locker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock • a fastener that locks or closes • a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks) | ||||||||
organizer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise • someone who enlists workers to join a union • a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. | ||||||||
repository | nounn | |||||||
noun • a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping • a person to whom a secret is entrusted • a burial vault (usually for some famous person) | ||||||||
storage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of storing something • a depository for goods • the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials • (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk • an electronic memory device • depositing in a warehouse | ||||||||
file cabinet | nounn | |||||||
noun • office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order |