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noun cup·board \ 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 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

My mother keeps stopping by unannounced and even rifling through my cupboards.

— amy dickinson, Detroit Free Press, "Leaving the church has family consequences," 27 Aug. 2017
The Tide lost another bushel of stars to the NFL, including O.J. Howard and Jonathan Allen, but as always, their cupboard is plenty full with former blue-chip prospects, including 2015 recruit Da’Shawn Hand.

— brendan marks, charlotteobserver, "The top 10 college football talkers of 2017 ... from the top: Don’t count out Clemson," 26 Aug. 2017
Because Golden Girls anchors itself around scenes of older women eating cheesecake in the middle of the night, Rose keeps her pills in the kitchen cupboard instead of in her bedroom or bathroom like a normal person.

— darcie wilder, The Cut, "I Think About This a Lot: The Golden Girls Plotline Where Rose Is Addicted to Pills," 21 Aug. 2017
A three-day absence by Suarez shouldn’t create much of a roster issue, but losing Turner and Barnhart during the same stretch could leave the catching cupboard bare.

— zach buchanan, Cincinnati.com, "Babes in Redsland: catchers all entering fatherhood this month," 7 Aug. 2017
Now, with the cupboard still full and Allen talking about breaking into the top 30 nationally in total defense, Indiana’s secondary loads up for a potentially defining 2017.

— zach osterman, The Courier-Journal, "Position primer: IU's secondary packed with talent, experience," 28 July 2017
The house, whose patent consisted of 68 individual inventions, also included a cupboard in which dirty dishes, set on mesh shelves, were washed and dried in situ.

— ny times syndication, NOLA.com, "Inventor of the self-cleaning house, Frances Gabe, dies at 101," 19 July 2017
When in doubt (or when the cupboards are bare), go with boozy desserts.

— susan russo, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Summer desserts: simply delicious," 11 July 2017
Take a break from fried foods and prepared desserts, and get the chips, crackers, and sugary cereals out of the cupboard.

— jay willis, GQ, "5 Nutrition Tips for Building Lean Muscle," 9 July 2017

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First Known Use of cupboard

1530

cupboard Synonyms

Synonyms

cuddy, closet, pantry, press

Related Words

ambry [chiefly British dialect], buttery [chiefly dialect], larder, spence [chiefly British dialect]; cloakroom, coatroom, garderobe, vestiary, wardrobe