Cupboard
11cupboard — [[t]kʌ̱bə(r)d[/t]] cupboards 1) N COUNT A cupboard is a piece of furniture that has one or two doors, usually contains shelves, and is used to store things. In British English, cupboard refers to all kinds of furniture like this. In American… …
12cupboard — n. 1) an airing (BE); built in cupboard 2) (usu. fig.) a bare cupboard * * * [ kʌpbəd] (usu. fig.) a bare cupboard an airing (BE) : built in cupboard …
13cupboard — noun (C) a piece of furniture with doors, and sometimes shelves, used for storing clothes, plates, food etc: It s in the kitchen cupboard. | The cupboard doors were open. see also: airing cupboard, skeleton in the cupboard skeleton (4) …
14cupboard — cup|board S2 [ˈkʌbəd US ərd] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: cupboard shelf or table for cups (14 18 centuries)] a piece of furniture with doors, and sometimes shelves, used for storing clothes, plates, food etc →↑closet, wardrobe ↑wardrobe ▪ It s in …
15cupboard — cup|board [ kʌbərd ] noun count 1. ) a tall piece of furniture, usually attached to a wall and used for storing things, with shelves inside and one or two doors at the front: a kitchen cupboard the cupboard door 2. ) BRITISH a CLOSET the cupboard …
16cupboard — [14] A cupboard was originally exactly that: a ‘board’, or table, on which cups (and other pieces of crockery or plate) were placed for display. Essentially, it was what we would now call a sideboard. The modern sense, ‘recess with doors and… …
17cupboard — [14] A cupboard was originally exactly that: a ‘board’, or table, on which cups (and other pieces of crockery or plate) were placed for display. Essentially, it was what we would now call a sideboard. The modern sense, ‘recess with doors and… …
18cupboard*/ — [ˈkʌbəd] noun [C] a piece of furniture that is used for storing things, with shelves inside and one or two doors at the front a kitchen cupboard[/ex] the cupboard door[/ex] • See: skeleton …
19cupboard — noun /ˈkʌb.əd,ˈkʌ.bɚd/ An enclosed storage space with a door, usually having shelves, used to store crockery, food, etc. Put the cups in the cupboard. Syn: closet, press, wardrobe …
20cupboard — noun a piece of furniture or small recess with a door and usually shelves, used for storage. Phrases cupboard love Brit. affection that is feigned so as to obtain something. Origin ME (denoting a table or sideboard on which cups, plates, etc.… …
