cupboard

Meanings

• noun

  A furniture piece used for storing dishes, food, or other household items.

  - "The cupboard under the stairs was used to store the family's holiday decorations."
  - "I need to clean out the cupboard before we can put away the groceries."

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Pronunciation

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2. /ˈkʌbəd/
   
   
   
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3. /ˈkʌbɚd/
   
   
   
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5. /ˈkʌbəd/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

sideboard , larder , pantry

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with cupboard
boarder , hoarder , loader

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Variants

List of all variants of cupboard that leads to same result
cupboard , cupboards , airing cupboard , skeletons in someone's cupboard , skeletons in the cupboard , skeletons in the/someone's cupboard

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Etymology

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From the Old English word 'cupbeorde', which meant a 'board for cups'.

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Trivia

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1. The average kitchen has about 25 linear feet of cupboard space.

2. The world's largest cupboard is located in Sweden and measures over 13 feet tall, 11 feet wide, and 16 feet deep.

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Related Concepts

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1. pantry: A cupboard or storage area for food and cooking supplies.

2. closet: A storage space for clothing and other personal items.

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Culture

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In literature, cupboards have been used to represent hidden secrets or treasures, such as in the novel 'The Secret Garden' by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

How to Memorize "cupboard"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a wooden cabinet with doors and shelves for storing dishes or other items.

2. associate
   

   - Think of a kitchen or dining room where a cupboard is commonly found.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym CUPBOARD to remember the definition: Container Used for Preserving and Organizing Bountiful Objects Regularly.

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