: 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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Here’s what to do with those extra ingredients overcrowding your cupboard.
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Victoria Caruso, Washington Post, 3 May 2026
Stand mixers with plastic bodies tend to be lighter-weight and easier to take in and out of cupboards.
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Use it on the ceiling, in an alcove, or inside a cupboard for a fun, unexpected burst of joy.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
With only six picks going in and a cupboard bare of first-round possibilities, trading up didn’t make much sense in terms of adding depth to the roster.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Victoria Caruso, Washington Post, 3 May 2026
Stand mixers with plastic bodies tend to be lighter-weight and easier to take in and out of cupboards.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Use it on the ceiling, in an alcove, or inside a cupboard for a fun, unexpected burst of joy.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
With only six picks going in and a cupboard bare of first-round possibilities, trading up didn’t make much sense in terms of adding depth to the roster.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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 5 May. 2026.
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cupboard
noun
cup·board
ˈkəb-ərd 
: a closet with shelves for cups, dishes, or food
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