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cupboard
/ˈkʌbəɹd/
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What does cupboard mean?
noun
- 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.
- A closet for storing coats.
verb
- To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.
More meanings (3)
noun
- (obsolete) A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet.
- (obsolete) Things displayed on a sideboard; dishware, particularly valuable plate.
- (obsolete) Things stored in a cupboard; particularly food.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkʌbəɹd/
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Everything was in its place, not a scrap of paper littered the floor, not a cupboard or drawer was left open.
After a long time she arose and stumbling half blindly, she put the food in the cupboard and covered the table.
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Mombi bade the boy light a candle, while she put her basket in a cupboard and hung her cloak on a peg.
So the City Mouse took his little friend down the cellar stairs and into a big cupboard where there were many shelves.
But now the witness took the vessels himself, and locked them up in a cupboard for which he alone had the key.