cupboard

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English cuppebord.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkʌb.əd/
• (US) IPA: /ˈkʌ.bɚd/
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• Rhymes: -ʌbə(r)d

[edit] Noun

cupboard (plural cupboards)

1. An enclosed storage space with a door, usually having shelves, used to store crockery, food, etc.

   Put the cups in the cupboard.

   • 1997, J. K. Rowling, “The Vanishing Glass”, in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone:

     Harry was used to spiders, because the cupboard under the stairs was full of them, and that was where he slept.

2. (obsolete) A table or sideboard on which to display or store cups, dishes etc.

[edit] Synonyms

• press
• wardrobe (British)

[edit] Derived terms

• airing cupboard
• cupboardlike
• cupboard love
• cupboardy
• fume cupboard
• hot cupboard
• skeleton in the cupboard

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• armoire
• sideboard