kitchen cabinet

noun

1
: an informal group of advisers to one in a position of power (such as the head of a government)
2
: a cupboard with drawers and shelves for use in a kitchen

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Jason McLeod, 37, kept one of his guns loaded on a living room coffee table, another in a kitchen cabinet, and others still under his bed, in his closets and in his bedside table drawer, according to a criminal complaint. John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025 Designer Kelly Sutherland agrees that sage is a great choice for bedrooms and on kitchen cabinets. Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2025 Water found its way into the kitchen cabinets and seeped into pictures and paintings. Mita Mallick, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025 The officers found a loaded Glock handgun in a kitchen cabinet, as well as a loaded Sig Sauer P365 handgun atop a living room coffee table, according to the complaint. John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kitchen cabinet

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of kitchen cabinet was in 1832

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“Kitchen cabinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kitchen%20cabinet. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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