cupboard

[US]/ˈkʌbəd/
[UK]/ˈkʌbərd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a piece of furniture with doors and shelves, used for storing or displaying items, also known as a cupboard

Phrases & Collocations

kitchen cupboard

built-in cupboard

wardrobe cupboard

cupboard love

Example Sentences

cupboards flush with the wall

These cupboards are built into the walls.

mind your head on that cupboard!.

the cupboard's been ripped open.

Clear out things in this cupboard, please.

mask off doors and cupboards with sheets of plastic.

They are seeking more funds but the cupboard is bare.

They ask for more funds, but the cupboard is bare.

The room was furnished with a cupboard and some old furniture.

Look in the cupboard and see if we have any more coffee.

The cupboard door is hinged on the right, so it opens on the left.

The cupboard was full of old papers, broken toys, and other rubbish.

It's only cupboard love; she wants some sweets!

When he had convinced himself that there was no honey in the cupboards, he began to walkdown the passage.

The boy put the food away in the cupboard after he finished his dinner.

If you want the cupboard door open all the time, why don't you nail it back?

the lower section has a central secretaire drawer fitted with a satinwood interior of small drawers, pigeon holes and small central cupboard, the cupboards below fitted with wide sliding shelves;

The cat seems especially fond of her, but it’s just cupboard love. She’s the one who feeds him.

Real-world Examples

'He was moving a heavy cupboard for me.'

Source: Five Children and It

I opened the cupboard and found the shelf.

Source: Transformed into a Monster Doctor: Selected Works

Okay, Maggie. Put the cupboard in the house.

Source: Wow English

The house even had a cupboard under the stairs.

Source: "JK Rowling: A Year in the Life"

Just clearing out this cupboard, Feifei.

Source: BBC Authentic English

Put the cupboard in the house.

Source: Wow English

He took me to a gallery of tall metal cupboards.

Source: A Brief History of Everything

The King opened a small cupboard and Edward started to cry.

Source: A Simplified Version of "A King's Love Story"

For example, I opened a cupboard and the door fell off.

Source: Grammar Lecture Hall

If you open the store cupboard, I can easily find what I need.

Source: Downton Abbey Detailed Analysis

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