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: 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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As the twinkling, sostenuto piano of Daniel Blumberg’s score plays in the background, and slats of dappled light illuminate the elegant chair at the center of the space, the sleek cupboards Tóth has designed open up like the petals of a flower, revealing the minimal shelving underneath.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025
The Rams will squeeze the numbers, which might leave their cupboard bare of Kupp in ‘25.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The cupboards and stairs are painted in Beverly by Farrow & Ball, the wall in Kittiwake.
—Leonie Rolinck, Architectural Digest, 19 Jan. 2025
Ford’s addition helps restock the cupboard at the position, after Minnesota had a couple running back commits flip to other programs late in the cycle.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1530, in the meaning defined above
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“Cupboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cupboard. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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cupboard
noun
cup·board
ˈkəb-ərd
: a closet with shelves for cups, dishes, or food
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