: 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
From clean cupboards that keep your cooking on track to clutter-free closets that make getting dressed a breeze, having less stuff makes the everyday easier, and who wouldn't want that?
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Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2024
The team that cleaned its cupboard bare in order to add a shiny third option in $43 million man Bradley Beal, and which broke down with barely a whimper in the first round, getting swept unceremoniously by Edwards and those Timberwolves.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 30 Apr. 2024
For a start, go to your kitchen cupboard and throw away all your pepper.
—Bill Buford, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2024
Store any extra in an airtight container in the cupboard.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
Check your cupboards as these products have a long shelf life.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
Anchor Hocking Low Sherbet Dish Replacements is teeming with Depression glass, and this pink sherbet dish would make the perfect addition to your china cabinet as decor, table as a candy dish, or cupboards for serving dessert.
—Bridget Degnan, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
There was no more food left in the cupboards or the pantry.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
In the playmaking department, the cupboard is almost empty.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2024
The team that cleaned its cupboard bare in order to add a shiny third option in $43 million man Bradley Beal, and which broke down with barely a whimper in the first round, getting swept unceremoniously by Edwards and those Timberwolves.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 30 Apr. 2024
For a start, go to your kitchen cupboard and throw away all your pepper.
—Bill Buford, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2024
Store any extra in an airtight container in the cupboard.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
Check your cupboards as these products have a long shelf life.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
Anchor Hocking Low Sherbet Dish Replacements is teeming with Depression glass, and this pink sherbet dish would make the perfect addition to your china cabinet as decor, table as a candy dish, or cupboards for serving dessert.
—Bridget Degnan, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
There was no more food left in the cupboards or the pantry.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
In the playmaking department, the cupboard is almost empty.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Cupboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cupboard. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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cupboard
noun
cup·board
ˈkəb-ərd 
: a closet with shelves for cups, dishes, or food
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