: 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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Choosing Between Cupboards And Cabinets So, the question that everyone in asking: Cabinets or cupboards?
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Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
Among the furniture was a cupboard where my mother found eggs that miraculously hadn’t spoiled.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
And then came the most fortuitous discovery—not in the lab and not in the wild, but in the back of a dusty cupboard at the Melbourne Museum.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The result is a slick cupboard of curiosities that can seamlessly blend in with the best midcentury modern furniture without sacrificing function.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
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Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
Among the furniture was a cupboard where my mother found eggs that miraculously hadn’t spoiled.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
And then came the most fortuitous discovery—not in the lab and not in the wild, but in the back of a dusty cupboard at the Melbourne Museum.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The result is a slick cupboard of curiosities that can seamlessly blend in with the best midcentury modern furniture without sacrificing function.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Cupboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cupboard. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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cupboard
noun
cup·board
ˈkəb-ərd 
: a closet with shelves for cups, dishes, or food
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