cupboard

[ kuhb-erd ]

noun

1. a closet with shelves for dishes, cups, etc.
2. Chiefly British. any small closet or cabinet, as for clothes, food, or the like.

cupboard

/ ˈkʌbəd /

noun

1. a piece of furniture or a recessed area of a room, with a door concealing storage space

Word History and Origins

Origin of cupboard¹

First recorded in 1275–1325, cupboard is from the Middle English word cuppebord. See cup, board

Example Sentences

He spotted it after removing panels in a cupboard but it was well out of arm's reach.

From BBC

“What I deal with is haunted houses, people who think that Auntie Brenda is lurking in the airing cupboard and she really shouldn’t be there,” said Dr Bray.

From BBC

There are no shortage of verbal skeletons in Labour’s cupboard about the man who could soon be back in the Oval Office.

From BBC

Being a head coach is less about actual coaching and more about keeping a cupboard full of plates spinning.

From Los Angeles Times

The interview was over and I needed to go - but he wanted to show me a collection of silverware that had been found in a cupboard, and share something of its history.

From BBC

Related Words

• closet
• locker
• sideboard
• storeroom