: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
But owner Geoff Rose had to tell her the cupboard was bare — he’d been forced to temporarily close three weeks earlier after selling every last bud and gummy.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 June 2024
Their home was left with a moldy dishwasher deemed a biohazard by inspectors, sewage leaking into their cupboards and a sink that collapsed into their kitchen island, according to court documents.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 May 2024
Looking for comfort, Alice B heads upstairs in the liminal cabin and pops into the cupboard.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2024
In my terrace garden room, instead of dark woods and heavy upholstery, nods to tradition come in delicate mother-of-pearl detailing on arched mirrors, brass studs on cupboard doors and majlis-style seating in a corner nook.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 June 2024
Their home was left with a moldy dishwasher deemed a biohazard by inspectors, sewage leaking into their cupboards and a sink that collapsed into their kitchen island, according to court documents.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 May 2024
Looking for comfort, Alice B heads upstairs in the liminal cabin and pops into the cupboard.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2024
In my terrace garden room, instead of dark woods and heavy upholstery, nods to tradition come in delicate mother-of-pearl detailing on arched mirrors, brass studs on cupboard doors and majlis-style seating in a corner nook.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023
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“Cupboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cupboard. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.
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cupboard
noun
cup·board
ˈkəb-ərd 
: a closet with shelves for cups, dishes, or food
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