cabin
//ˈkæbɪn//
Forms
- Plural
- cabins
- present (v1)
- cabin
- past (v2)
- cabined
- past participle (v3)
- cabined
- present participle
- cabining
- 3rd person singular
- cabins
Definitions
1.A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.
- Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin.
- And that was how long we stayed in the cabin, pressed together, pulling the future out of each other, sweating and groaning and making sure each of us remembered.
2.A chalet or lodge, especially one that can hold large groups of people.(informal)
3.A private room on a ship.
- Passengers shall remain in their cabins.
4.The interior of a boat, enclosed to create a small room, particularly for sleeping.
1.To limit the scope of.
2.To place in a cabin or other small space.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3705
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English caban, cabane, from Old French cabane, from Medieval Latin capanna (“a cabin”); see further etymology there.
Doublet of cabana and cabane.