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skap — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cabinet noun A piece of furniture with doors or drawers used for storage or display.
  • closet noun A small enclosed storage space, especially for clothes (mainly American usage).
  • cupboard noun A cabinet or small closet with doors and shelves, used to store dishes, food, or other household items.
  • hood noun A loose covering for the head, often part of a jacket or coat.
  • ness noun A headland or promontory jutting out into the sea, often used as part of place names.
  • ship noun A large vessel built to carry people or cargo across water.
  • wardrobe noun A tall cupboard or free-standing closet used for hanging and storing clothes, usually kept in a bedroom.

Senses

skap is used for these senses in English:

  • hood A substantive suffix denoting a group sharing a specified condition or state.
  • ness Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".
  • ship Appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a property or state of being, time spent in a role, or a specialised union. In particular, the way a set of social duties associated with a particular role shapes or develop's one's character.
  • y Forming abstract nouns denoting a condition, quality, or state.
  • cabinet A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.
  • cupboard A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.
  • wardrobe A movable cupboard or cabinet designed for storing clothes, particularly as a large piece of bedroom furniture.

cabinet — full definition

  1. noun A piece of furniture with doors or drawers used for storage or display.
  2. noun The senior group of ministers or advisors who help run a government.

closet — full definition

  1. noun A small enclosed storage space, especially for clothes (mainly American usage).
  2. adj Kept secret or hidden, especially describing someone not open about their identity.
  3. verb To shut someone away privately, usually for a serious talk.

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