Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

file cabinet

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
file -cab-i-net
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An item of office furniture comprising a set of either drawers, or shelves with individual doors or panels, sized to standard widths of file folders and traditionally used for the storage of files.

Canadian usage; American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

file cabinets (plural)

Synonyms

filing cabinet file

Questions

What does file cabinet mean?
An item of office furniture comprising a set of either drawers, or shelves with individual doors or panels, sized to standard widths of file folders and traditionally used for the storage of files.

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