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cupboard

9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cupboard (noun)
  2. cupboard love (noun)
  3. corner cupboard (noun)
  4. court cupboard (noun)
  5. dole cupboard (noun)
  6. livery cupboard (noun)
  7. press cupboard (noun)
  8. fume chamber (noun)
  9. Welsh dresser (noun)

cup·board

noun \ˈkə-bərd\

Definition of CUPBOARD

: a closet with shelves where dishes, utensils, or food is kept; also : a small closet
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Examples of CUPBOARD

  1. <the colonial dining room features a double-door corner cupboard for the family's finest china>
  2. <dishes go in the cupboard next to the sink>

First Known Use of CUPBOARD

1530

Related to CUPBOARD

Synonyms: cuddy, closet, pantry, press
Related Words: ambry [chiefly British dialect], buttery [chiefly dialect], larder, spence [chiefly British dialect]; cloakroom, coatroom, garderobe, vestiary, wardrobe
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Other Furniture and Woodworking Terms

appoint, credenza, mission, settee

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