: 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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Where Old-World Wallpaper Works Best Historically, wallpaper began adorning cupboard interiors and modest rooms of merchant homes.
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Store these in a cupboard or pantry.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Plus, all eight containers are different sizes that stack easily in the fridge or cupboards.
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Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
Store these in a cupboard or pantry.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Plus, all eight containers are different sizes that stack easily in the fridge or cupboards.
—Sian Babish, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
That leaves Colorado’s cupboard nearly bare of experienced starters for the 2026 season.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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cupboard
noun
cup·board
ˈkəb-ərd 
: a closet with shelves for cups, dishes, or food
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