cupboard

Meaning

Verb

To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet.
2. (obsolete) Things displayed on a sideboard; dishware, particularly valuable plate.
3. 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.
4. (obsolete) Things stored in a cupboard; particularly food.
5. (Pennsylvania, UK, Western) A closet for storing coats.

Synonyms

cabinet

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closet

wardrobe

sideboard

dresser

locker

shelf

pantry

press

larder

almirah

counter

filing cabinet

bookcase

armoire

buffet

ambry

container

hob

chest

case

mantel

poster

boxroom

closet

safe

scullery

banquette

storeroom

store-room

cubby-hole

kitchen cupboard

press wardrobe

shoe rack

vendor of drinking water

rack

cubicle

drawer

china cabinet

granary

hard ground

Translations

Schrank

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armario

armoire

kast

placard

dolap

Kasten

buffet

aparador

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʌb.əd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: cuppeborde

In summary

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.