cupboard

[CupĀ·board]

A cupboard is a piece of furniture that's used for storing things. Your kitchen cupboard might actually be full of cups, while the cupboard in your bedroom might hold sweaters and socks.

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A board or shelf for cups and dishes.

Noun
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space


n.
A board or shelf for cups and dishes.

n.
A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups, dishes, food, etc.; hence, any small closet.

v. t.
To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.


Cupboard

Cup"board (k?b"b?rd), n. [Cup + board.] 1. A board or shelf for cups and dishes. [Obs.] Bacon. 2. A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups, dishes, food, etc.; hence, any small closet. Cupboard love, interested love, or that which has an eye to the cupboard. "A cupboard love is seldom true." Poor Robin. [Colloq.] -- To cry cupboard, to call for food; to express hunger. [Colloq.] "My stomach cries cupboard." W. Irving.

Cupboard

Cup"board, v. t. To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard. [R.] Shak.

A board or shelf for cups and dishes.

To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.

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Usage Examples

I keep my own personality in a cupboard under the stairs at home so that no one else can see it or nick it.

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Other Usage Examples

We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it.

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