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cupboard



cup·board [cupboard cupboards] BrE [ˈkʌbəd] NAmE [ˈkʌbərd] noun
1. a piece of furniture with doors and shelves used for storing dishes, food, clothes, etc
kitchen cupboards
2. (BrE) (NAmE closet)a space in a wall with a door that reaches the ground, used for storing things
built-in cupboards
see also airing cupboard, ↑broom cupboard
more at a skeleton in the cupboard/closet at skeleton
Idioms:cupboard is bare cupboard love
See also:closet

Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a table or sideboard on which cups, plates, etc. were displayed): from ↑cup + ↑board.

Thesaurus:
cupboard noun C
The kitchen has built-in cupboards.
cabinet • • unit • • wardrobe • • locker • • pantry • |especially BrE larder • |especially AmE closet
a kitchen/wall/storage cupboard/cabinet/unit/closet
a bathroom cupboard/cabinet/closet
a walk-in cupboard/wardrobe/pantry/larder/closet

Example Bank:
Do you have much cupboard space in your new house?
Put the clothes in the airing cupboard.
The cupboard was full of old spices.
There's a broom cupboard under the stairs.
We had some new cupboard units fitted in the kitchen.
The kitchen has built-in cupboards and shelves.
The tool kit is in the cupboard under the stairs.
There are clean sheets in the airing cupboard.

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