cupboard

CEFRA2

/ˈkʌb.əd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A cabinet with shelves or doors used for storing things.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.

Examples

  • Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.

  • Open the cupboard to the left, the bottles are in there.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkʊbərd/
  • /ˈkʌp.boɹd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Things displayed on a sideboard; dishware, particularly valuable plate.

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

  3. Things stored in a cupboard; particularly food.

More examples

In context

  • Put the knives and forks back in the cupboard.

  • Put the cups back into the cupboard.

  • But howe comme to pas, / Your cupbord that was / Is tourned to glasse, / From syluere to brasse, / From golde to pewter, / Or els to a newter, / To copper, to tyn, / To lede, or alcumyn?

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English cuppeborde, cupbord. Equivalent to cup + board. Phonetic variants show that the /p/ in the original forms had assimilated to the present-day /b/ by the 16th century; the etymological spelling has, however, dominated from the 18th century.