: 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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The Heat typically would open the cupboard and offer most of its top assets for superstars who are younger.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
On the other side of the diamond, Cherry Creek graduates a pivotal group of seniors, but the cupboard always seems to restock in Greenwood Village.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 May 2025
While most customers managed to flee the store once the gunman opened fire, four others were trapped inside for hours, hiding in a cupboard, according to the BBC.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Natalia tenderly drags along a chair to prop herself up on the kitchen counter, crawling across the stove to get to the cupboard.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
On the other side of the diamond, Cherry Creek graduates a pivotal group of seniors, but the cupboard always seems to restock in Greenwood Village.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 May 2025
While most customers managed to flee the store once the gunman opened fire, four others were trapped inside for hours, hiding in a cupboard, according to the BBC.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Natalia tenderly drags along a chair to prop herself up on the kitchen counter, crawling across the stove to get to the cupboard.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cupboard
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“Cupboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cupboard. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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cupboard
noun
cup·board
ˈkəb-ərd 
: a closet with shelves for cups, dishes, or food
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