: 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
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Clean out food storage containers with hot water and soap, and vacuum or scrub your cupboards.
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Pubsubhub User, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Depending on your household layout, a cabinet, cupboard, or pantry could work well.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 22 July 2025
Clean out food storage containers with hot water and soap, and vacuum or scrub your cupboards.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
The more a team can continue to stock the cupboard with young, talented players on cheap deals, the wider its window of sustained success will grow.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for cupboard
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“Cupboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cupboard. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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cupboard
noun
cup·board
ˈkəb-ərd 
: a closet with shelves for cups, dishes, or food
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