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Cupboard Common

Cupboard has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

"After finishing his meal, he wiped the table and tucked the remaining plates away in the kitchen cupboard."

2

A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet.

"The antique mahogany cupboard stood proudly in the dining room, its glass-fronted doors revealing rows of gleaming silver plates."

Verb
1

To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.

"After hearing about the shortage of supplies, the family began cupboarding extra canned goods in their pantry just in case."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
storage space
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
airing cupboard broom closet safe supply closet
Rhyming Words
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