noun
cupboard
A cabinet with shelves for storing things.
We keep our plates and bowls in the kitchen cupboard.
Etymology
The compound originally names a board on which cups or other vessels were displayed. It broadened to the enclosed, shelved storage furniture now called a cupboard.
More examples
- She opens the cupboard to get a clean towel.
- The spare batteries are on the cupboard's top shelf.
- These cupboards provide extra storage above the counter.
Forms
cupboard · cupboards