Cabin
['kæbɪn]
Definition
(noun.) the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried.
(noun.) small room on a ship or boat where people sleep.
(noun.) a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area.
(verb.) confine to a small space, such as a cabin.
Editor: Natasha--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A cottage or small house; a hut.
(n.) A small room; an inclosed place.
(n.) A room in ship for officers or passengers.
(v. i.) To live in, or as in, a cabin; to lodge.
(v. t.) To confine in, or as in, a cabin.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Hut, hovel, cot, shed, poor cottage, mean dwelling.
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Definition
n. a hut or cottage: a small room esp. in a ship for officers or passengers—hence Cab′in-pass′enger one paying for superior accommodation.—v.t. to shut up in a cabin.—v.i. to dwell in a cabin.—n. Cab′in-boy a boy who waits on the officers or those who live in the cabin of a ship.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
The cabin of a ship is rather unfortunate to be in in{sic} a dream. Some mischief is brewing for you. You will most likely be engaged in a law suit, in which you will lose from the unstability of your witness. For log cabin, see house.
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Examples
- He had had time to recollect all that he had read of the ways of men and women in the books at the cabin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Thus they obtained air and proper ventilation without fear of lessening the safety of their cabin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- They spoke glibly of the after cabin, the for'rard cabin, port and starboard and the fo'castle. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- My father slept in the cabin; and I lay on the deck, looking at the stars, and listening to the dashing of the waves. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Instead he grasped his friend's arm and hastened him forward in the direction of the cabin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The Englishman sprang quickly after him just in time to see the hind quarters of some huge animal about to disappear through the window of the cabin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Whereupon he began again to think that my brain was disturbed, of which he gave me a hint, and advised me to go to bed in a cabin he had provided. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- But he was silent, and presently retired to his cabin. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- The lamps also were still useable, and thus the interior of the cabin appeared as bright as day to the astonished Tarzan. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- One night, as they were sitting within the cabin before retiring, Tarzan turned to D'Arnot. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I read at the inquest a description of his cabin, in which it stated that the old logbooks of his vessel were preserved in it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The brute tried to force an entrance; but presently this ceased, and again she heard the great pads creeping stealthily around the cabin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- As Tarzan stood upon the threshold brooding, D'Arnot had entered the cabin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Later he would return the letter to the cabin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Never would he see one of his own kind again, nor could he bear the thought of returning to the cabin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The women went off to their cabins, and Tom sat alone, by the smouldering fire, that flickered up redly in his face. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The kitchen was full of all his compeers, who had hurried and crowded in, from the various cabins, to hear the termination of the day's exploits. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- As the trooper speaks, he conducts them to the other end of the gallery and opens one of the little cabins. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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