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cup·board  (kbrd)
n.
A closet or cabinet, usually with shelves for storing food, crockery, and utensils.
cupboard
Noun
a piece of furniture or a recess with a door, for storage
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cupboardcupboard - a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
closet
airing cupboard - a warm cupboard where you put newly washed clothes until they are completely dry
broom closet - a small room for storing brooms and other cleaning equipment
safe - a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
storage space - the area in any structure that provides space for storage
supply closet - a closet for storing supplies
cupboard
noun cabinet, closet, locker, press
Translations
Spanish cupboard [ˈkʌbəd] n → armario, placar(d) m (LAM)
French cupboard [ˈkʌbəd] n → placard m
German cupboard [ˈkʌbəd] n → Schrank m
Italian cupboard [ˈkʌbəd] n → armadio
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For example, I see in yonder cupboard near which you are standing, several of what you call boxes (but like everything else in Flatland, they have no tops nor bottoms) full of money; I see also two tablets of accounts.
Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context
As I opened the second cupboard it struck me that the light was beginning to fail.
Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context
She read it three times: she then knew it by heart; so she put the fish into the cupboard --for it might very well be eaten, and she never threw anything away.
Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, Hans Christian View in context
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