cupboard

noun cup·board \ ˈkə-bərd \

|Updated on: 9 Jun 2018

Examples: cupboard in a Sentence

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 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 of cupboard from the Web

People rarely stop and think about it, but our evolutionary heritage is actually encoded in our doors and staircases, our signs and signals, our cupboards and our corridors.

— adam stanton, Scientific American, "Why Do Robots Look Like Animals and Humans?," 5 June 2018
As for the rotting durian left behind in a Melbourne university library cupboard, fire officials said Environment Protection Authority Victoria would handle its disposal.

— melinda morris, NOLA.com, "Who boils the best crawfish in metro New Orleans? It's the last day to vote," 30 Apr. 2018
Dutch-Amsterdam Student Kitchen Wolterink starts out by photographing each cupboard, drawer, and appliance, which takes anywhere from four to eight hours and results in 15 to 30 shots.

— sarah yang, House Beautiful, "Kitchen Portraits," 23 Sep. 2013
Many of the roughly 900 food cupboards in the region that feed the hungry are run by religious women like McKenna, born before color television, with Jesus in their hearts and comfortable shoes on their feet.

— alfred lubrano, Philly.com, "Hunger in Philly - 'It's a pain in my belly'," 18 May 2018
In January, George tried to confiscate the shotgun that Schifter kept hidden in his bathroom cupboard.

— jessica pressler, Daily Intelligencer, "The Tragic End to a Longtime Black-Car Driver’s Campaign Against Uber," 15 May 2018
And unlike their opponent, the cupboard is full for next season, as just two seniors started for the Wolves on Saturday - a day where the rest of their classmates were celebrating graduation day in Covington.

— jim derry, NOLA.com, "Jay Curtis' 6th-inning blast leads John Curtis past St. Paul's, 2-1, in Division I state title game," 13 May 2018
In the dining room, a living trumpet vine grows right out of the cupboard.

— celia barbour, House Beautiful, "A Historical Pennsylvania Home Is Refined and Casual All at Once," 14 Mar. 2018
In was an encouraging performance considering the multi-events cupboard was bare when Henson arrived.

— ken goe, OregonLive.com, "Oregon Ducks assistant Seth Henson is already having an impact: Oregon track & field rundown," 7 May 2018

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