: a closet with shelves where dishes, utensils, or food is kept
also
: a small closet
Examples of cupboard in a Sentence
the colonial dining room features a double-door corner cupboard for the family's finest china
dishes go in the cupboard next to the sink
Recent Examples on the Web
Store any extra in an airtight container in the cupboard.
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Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
Check your cupboards as these products have a long shelf life.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
Anchor Hocking Low Sherbet Dish Replacements is teeming with Depression glass, and this pink sherbet dish would make the perfect addition to your china cabinet as decor, table as a candy dish, or cupboards for serving dessert.
—Bridget Degnan, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
There was no more food left in the cupboards or the pantry.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
In the playmaking department, the cupboard is almost empty.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
The Chiefs will miss Sneed but the cupboard isn’t bare at the position.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2024
Crumpet had gotten into the cereal cupboard after her son had left the cabinet open.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
The Sharks have re-stocked the cupboards in recent years by drafting forwards Will Smith, Quentin Musty, Filip Bystedt, and William Eklund, and adding 23-and-under defensemen Shakir Mukhamadullin, Henry Thrun and Jack Thompson via trade.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
Check your cupboards as these products have a long shelf life.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
Anchor Hocking Low Sherbet Dish Replacements is teeming with Depression glass, and this pink sherbet dish would make the perfect addition to your china cabinet as decor, table as a candy dish, or cupboards for serving dessert.
—Bridget Degnan, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
There was no more food left in the cupboards or the pantry.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
In the playmaking department, the cupboard is almost empty.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
The Chiefs will miss Sneed but the cupboard isn’t bare at the position.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2024
Crumpet had gotten into the cereal cupboard after her son had left the cabinet open.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
The Sharks have re-stocked the cupboards in recent years by drafting forwards Will Smith, Quentin Musty, Filip Bystedt, and William Eklund, and adding 23-and-under defensemen Shakir Mukhamadullin, Henry Thrun and Jack Thompson via trade.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
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cupboard
noun
cup·board
ˈkəb-ərd 
: a closet with shelves for cups, dishes, or food
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