Friday, October 06, 2006

WOOD in the use things





Cabinet
–noun
1.
a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items: a curio cabinet; a file cabinet.
2.
a wall cupboard used for storage, as of kitchen utensils or toilet articles: a kitchen cabinet; a medicine cabinet.
3.
a piece of furniture containing a radio or television set, usually standing on the floor and often having a record player or a place for phonograph records.
4.
(often initial capital letter) a council advising a president, sovereign, etc., esp. the group of ministers or executives responsible for the government of a nation.
5.
(often initial capital letter) (in the U.S.) an advisory body to the president, consisting of the heads of the 13 executive departments of the federal government.
6.
a small case with compartments for valuables or other small objects.
7.
a small chamber or booth for special use, esp. a shower stall.
8.
a private room.
9.
a room set aside for the exhibition of small works of art or objets d'art.
10.
Also called cabinet wine. a dry white wine produced in Germany from fully matured grapes without the addition of extra sugar.
11.
New England (chiefly Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts). a milk shake made with ice cream.
12.
Archaic. a small room.
13.
Obsolete. a small cabin.



noun
1.
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
2.
a stall or pen for cattle.
3.
a rack or manger for fodder, as in a stable or barn.
4.
a bin for storing grain, salt, etc.
5.
Informal.
a.
a translation, list of correct answers, or other illicit aid used by students while reciting, taking exams, or the like; pony.
b.
plagiarism.
c.
a petty theft.
6.
a room, closet, etc., in a factory or the like, in which tools are kept and issued to workers.
7.
a shallow, separate section of a bathing area, reserved for small children.
8.
any confined space.
9.
Slang. a house, shop, etc., frequented by thieves or regarded by thieves as a likely place for burglarizing.
10.
Building Trades, Civil Engineering. any of various cellular frameworks of logs, squared timbers, or steel or concrete objects of similar form assembled in layers at right angles, often filled with earth and stones and used in the construction of foundations, dams, retaining walls, etc.
11.
a barrier projecting part of the way into a river and then upward, acting to reduce the flow of water and as a storage place for logs being floated downstream.
12.
a lining for a well or other shaft.
13.
Slang. one's home; pad.
14.
Cribbage. a set of cards made up by equal contributions from each player's hand, and belonging to the dealer.
15.
a cheap, ill-kept brothel.
16.
a wicker basket.
17.
British, Australian. lunch, esp. a cold lunch carried from home to work and eaten by a laborer on the job; snack.
–noun
1.
a seat, esp. for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
2.
something that serves as a chair or supports like a chair: The two men clasped hands to make a chair for their injured companion.
3.
a seat of office or authority.
4.
a position of authority, as of a judge, professor, etc.
5.
the person occupying a seat of office, esp. the chairperson of a meeting: The speaker addressed the chair.
6.
(in an orchestra) the position of a player, assigned by rank; desk: first clarinet chair.
7.
the chair, Informal. electric chair.
8.
chairlift.
9.
sedan chair.
10.
(in reinforced-concrete construction) a device for maintaining the position of reinforcing rods or strands during the pouring operation.
11.
a glassmaker's bench having extended arms on which a blowpipe is rolled in shaping glass.
12.
British Railroads. a metal block for supporting a rail and securing it to a crosstie or the like.



–noun
1.
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
2.
a doorway: to go through the door.
3.
the building, house, etc., to which a door belongs: My friend lives two doors down the street.
4.
any means of approach, admittance, or access: the doors to learning.
5.
any gateway marking an entrance or exit from one place or state to another: at heaven's door. —Idioms
6.
lay at someone's door, to hold someone accountable for; blame; impute.
7.
leave the door open, to allow the possibility of accommodation or change; be open to reconsideration: The boss rejected our idea but left the door open for discussing it again next year.
8.
lie at someone's door, to be the responsibility of; be imputable to: One's mistakes often lie at one's own door.
9.
show someone the door, to request or order someone to leave; dismiss: She resented his remark and showed him the door.


–noun
1.
a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park.
2.
a seat occupied by an official, esp. a judge.
3.
such a seat as a symbol of the office and dignity of an individual judge or the judiciary.
4.
the office or dignity of various other officials, or the officials themselves.
5.
Sports.
a.
the seat on which the players of a team sit during a game while not playing.
b.
thequality and number of the players of a team who are usually used as substitutes: A weak bench hurt their chances for the championship.
6.
Informal. bench press.
7.
Also called workbench. the strong worktable of a carpenter or other mechanic.
8.
a platform on which animals are placed for exhibition, esp. at a dog show.
9.
a contest or exhibition of dogs; dog show.
10.
Physical Geography. a shelflike area of rock with steep slopes above and below.
11.
Mining. a step or working elevation in a mine.

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