: 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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There are a lot of little extras hiding in cupboards or around the corner.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
Just before that, Fontenille and his sister had found women’s clothes in their father’s cupboard.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
According to The Old Farmer's Almanac, larvae and pupae can be found in out-of-the-way places like door hinges, backs of door knobs, and corners of wire baskets, underneath shelves, and around the edges of jar lids, cans, and non-food items also stored in your pantry or cupboard.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
The person who comes in won’t be coming into a full cupboard.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
Just before that, Fontenille and his sister had found women’s clothes in their father’s cupboard.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
According to The Old Farmer's Almanac, larvae and pupae can be found in out-of-the-way places like door hinges, backs of door knobs, and corners of wire baskets, underneath shelves, and around the edges of jar lids, cans, and non-food items also stored in your pantry or cupboard.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
The person who comes in won’t be coming into a full cupboard.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 13 May 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 19 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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