medicine cabinet

noun

A cupboard where drugs and medical paraphernalia are stored.

Meanings

nounmedicine cabinet (plural medicine cabinets)

plural medicine cabinets

  1. A cupboard where drugs and medical paraphernalia are stored.

    Synonyms: medicine chest

  2. A cupboard in the bathroom that contains toiletries and other items;

    Synonyms: bathroom cabinet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cupboard where drugs and medical paraphernalia are stored.

nounA cupboard in the bathroom that contains toiletries and other items;

More synonyms by meaning

nouncabinet that holds medicines and toiletries

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek φαρμακοθήκη
  • φαρμακοθήκη (pharmakothḗkē)cupboard for drugs
Catalan farmaciola
  • farmaciolacupboard for drugs
Chinese Mandarin 藥櫃 /药柜, 醫藥箱 /医药箱
  • 藥櫃 /药柜 (yàoguì)cupboard for drugs
  • 醫藥箱 /医药箱 (yīyàoxiāng)cupboard for drugs
Czech lékárnička
  • lékárničkacupboard for drugs
Danish medicinskab
  • medicinskabcupboard for drugs
Dutch medicijnkast
  • medicijnkastcupboard for drugs
Finnish lääkekaappi
  • lääkekaappicupboard for drugs
French armoire à pharmacie
  • armoire à pharmaciecupboard for drugs
German Hausapotheke
  • Hausapothekecupboard for drugs
Māori tīpae rongoā
  • tīpae rongoācupboard for drugs
Portuguese armário de remédio, farmacinha
  • armário de remédiocupboard for drugs
  • farmacinhacupboard for drugs
Spanish botiquín, botiquín tipo gabinete
  • botiquíncupboard for drugs
  • botiquín tipo gabinetecupboard for drugs
Turkish ecza dolabı
  • ecza dolabıcupboard for drugs
Cite this entry
APA

medicine cabinet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medicine%20cabinet

MLA

“medicine cabinet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medicine%20cabinet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “medicine cabinet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medicine%20cabinet.

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