Cupboard
noun
A piece of furniture with shelves to store things, usually covered by doors.
She took a plate from the cupboard.
Often appears as...
- kitchen cupboard
- open the cupboard
noun
An enclosed space in a kitchen or room for storing food, dishes, or utensils.
Could you put these dishes in the cupboard, please?
Often appears as...
- food cupboard
- cupboard space
noun
A part of a computer where its main functions are stored and processed.
The server is stored in the computer cupboard.
Often appears as...
- computer cupboard
- server cupboard
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A piece of furniture with shelves to store things, usually covered by doors.
She took a plate from the cupboard.
Often appears as...
- kitchen cupboard
- open the cupboard
noun
An enclosed space in a kitchen or room for storing food, dishes, or utensils.
Could you put these dishes in the cupboard, please?
Often appears as...
- food cupboard
- cupboard space
noun
A part of a computer where its main functions are stored and processed.
The server is stored in the computer cupboard.
Often appears as...
- computer cupboard
- server cupboard
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Typical Locations
Cupboards are commonly found in kitchens, bedrooms, and bathrooms, often built-in.
The towels are stored in the bathroom cupboard.
Pro Tip 2/3Clothing Storage
Less common, 'cupboard' can also refer to spaces where clothes are stored, similar to wardrobes.
He hung his coat in the hallway cupboard.
Pro Tip 3/3Concealed Contents
Cupboards usually have doors to hide their contents and for aesthetic neatness.
She tidied the toys into the playroom cupboard.
Pro Tip 1/3Typical Locations
Cupboards are commonly found in kitchens, bedrooms, and bathrooms, often built-in.
The towels are stored in the bathroom cupboard.
Pro Tip 2/3Clothing Storage
Less common, 'cupboard' can also refer to spaces where clothes are stored, similar to wardrobes.
He hung his coat in the hallway cupboard.
Pro Tip 3/3Concealed Contents
Cupboards usually have doors to hide their contents and for aesthetic neatness.
She tidied the toys into the playroom cupboard.
Pro Tip 1/3Typical Locations
Cupboards are commonly found in kitchens, bedrooms, and bathrooms, often built-in.
The towels are stored in the bathroom cupboard.
Pro Tip 2/3Clothing Storage
Less common, 'cupboard' can also refer to spaces where clothes are stored, similar to wardrobes.
He hung his coat in the hallway cupboard.
Pro Tip 3/3Concealed Contents
Cupboards usually have doors to hide their contents and for aesthetic neatness.
She tidied the toys into the playroom cupboard.
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Let's raise kids to be...
much wood the dry cleaners pay me for coat hangers my mom came into the room and she said where are you going to get the coat hangers to sell to the dry cleaners and I said let's go and look in the basement and we went the basement and I opened up this cupboard and there's about a thousand coat hangers that I'd collected because when I told her I was going out to play
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Cameron Herold: Let's...
We went down to the basement, and I opened up this cupboard. There was about 1,000 hangers that I'd collected, because, when I told her I was going out to play, I was going door to door in the neighborhood to collect hangers to put in the basement, because I saw her a few weeks before that -- you could get paid, they used to pay two cents per coat hanger.
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Safari Live - Day 138 PIPE...
there would be anything here and have not be paid to just yet I don't know what la vie is it would be maybe a boring beetle larvae perhaps some of you have known maybe they've been identified before this is on a murder but let me close them we put they cupboard back on now I've got to play
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Irma L. Olguin Jr.: How...
We work with food cupboards and pantries, making sure that boxes of food are delivered to these students’ homes with enough for a family of three to five people. We connect them to childcare options that make sense for their schedules and their budgets. But most importantly,
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Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
for the rain I'd park because of the the rainbow but what I'm gonna do is just need to just turn us down a little bit because the way that I've got our cupboard seats up if I have us a little bit more like that's which actually helps mana and helps him we open up the
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Making stories come to...
allowed me to do is with as I said before go completely full circle and start being a visual storyteller and if i disturb you this traditional methods not as many people would have seen in order still being on DVDs and peoples and cupboards but what amendment
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How Amazon, Apple,...
catalyze and reinforce our relationships. Let's continue our journey down the torso. Amazon is our consumptive gut. The instinct of more is hardwired into us. The penalty for too little is starvation and malnutrition. Open your cupboards, open your closets,
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Borneo: Paradise Under...
the thing is as soon as we go to a to a hardware store or furniture place and we say oh this looks great I'd love to buy this for my balcony wouldn't it be really cool to have our keys in the nice and cute cupboard yes darling it
Video examples
Myriam Sidibe: The...
isn't washing his hands? Well, in Mayank's family, soap is used for bathing, soap is used for laundry, soap is used for washing dishes. His parents think sometimes it's a precious commodity, so they'll keep it in a cupboard.
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Sleeping with Penguins PIPE...
describe that to you imagine the worst fishy cat food in the world but in the airing cupboard for three days and then spread liberally on a beach in Antarctica and you pretty much got it oh
Video examples
Let's raise kids to be...
much wood the dry cleaners pay me for coat hangers my mom came into the room and she said where are you going to get the coat hangers to sell to the dry cleaners and I said let's go and look in the basement and we went the basement and I opened up this cupboard and there's about a thousand coat hangers that I'd collected because when I told her I was going out to play
Video examples
Cameron Herold: Let's...
We went down to the basement, and I opened up this cupboard. There was about 1,000 hangers that I'd collected, because, when I told her I was going out to play, I was going door to door in the neighborhood to collect hangers to put in the basement, because I saw her a few weeks before that -- you could get paid, they used to pay two cents per coat hanger.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 138 PIPE...
there would be anything here and have not be paid to just yet I don't know what la vie is it would be maybe a boring beetle larvae perhaps some of you have known maybe they've been identified before this is on a murder but let me close them we put they cupboard back on now I've got to play
Video examples
Irma L. Olguin Jr.: How...
We work with food cupboards and pantries, making sure that boxes of food are delivered to these students’ homes with enough for a family of three to five people. We connect them to childcare options that make sense for their schedules and their budgets. But most importantly,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
for the rain I'd park because of the the rainbow but what I'm gonna do is just need to just turn us down a little bit because the way that I've got our cupboard seats up if I have us a little bit more like that's which actually helps mana and helps him we open up the
Video examples
Making stories come to...
allowed me to do is with as I said before go completely full circle and start being a visual storyteller and if i disturb you this traditional methods not as many people would have seen in order still being on DVDs and peoples and cupboards but what amendment
Video examples
How Amazon, Apple,...
catalyze and reinforce our relationships. Let's continue our journey down the torso. Amazon is our consumptive gut. The instinct of more is hardwired into us. The penalty for too little is starvation and malnutrition. Open your cupboards, open your closets,
Video examples
Borneo: Paradise Under...
the thing is as soon as we go to a to a hardware store or furniture place and we say oh this looks great I'd love to buy this for my balcony wouldn't it be really cool to have our keys in the nice and cute cupboard yes darling it
Video examples
Myriam Sidibe: The...
isn't washing his hands? Well, in Mayank's family, soap is used for bathing, soap is used for laundry, soap is used for washing dishes. His parents think sometimes it's a precious commodity, so they'll keep it in a cupboard.
Video examples
Sleeping with Penguins PIPE...
describe that to you imagine the worst fishy cat food in the world but in the airing cupboard for three days and then spread liberally on a beach in Antarctica and you pretty much got it oh
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Quote examples
Soha Ali Khan
Indian Actress
Ma is my biggest critic. When she cleans my cupboard she keeps nagging me as to why I have 20 shoes or why my accessories don't match my dresses. I just keep hiding things from her. There are times when I wonder why she can't praise me like other mommies. But, in a way she is right and I like it when she corrects me.
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John Lennon
English Musician
We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it.
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Maggie Q
American Actress
I'm just totally into being strong. There's something about wanting to get a jar or whatever out of a high cupboard, or moving a sofa over because my dog's bone rolled under it, and not having to call anyone for help. There's comfort in that.
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Jo Brand
British Comedian
There are two types of people in this world: one who opens a packet of biscuits, has one and puts the rest back in the cupboard, and one who eats the whole packet in one go.
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Simon Callow
English Actor
The elderly are all someone's flesh and blood and we cannot just shut them in a cupboard and hand over the responsibility for taking care of them to the state.
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Dawn French
British Comedian
I keep my own personality in a cupboard under the stairs at home so that no one else can see it or nick it.
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Susie Orbach
English Psychologist
If I were afraid of wrinkles, I'd probably be hiding in a cupboard, because I have a lot of them.
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Lupita Nyong'o
Mexican Actress
I loved make-believe. I was the child in the cupboard playing with my Barbies.
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Orange blossom water would make a magical addition to your store cupboard.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell
English Writer
When I was 15, I still liked climbing trees and hiding in cupboards.
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Soha Ali Khan
Indian Actress
Ma is my biggest critic. When she cleans my cupboard she keeps nagging me as to why I have 20 shoes or why my accessories don't match my dresses. I just keep hiding things from her. There are times when I wonder why she can't praise me like other mommies. But, in a way she is right and I like it when she corrects me.
Quote examples
John Lennon
English Musician
We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it.
Quote examples
Maggie Q
American Actress
I'm just totally into being strong. There's something about wanting to get a jar or whatever out of a high cupboard, or moving a sofa over because my dog's bone rolled under it, and not having to call anyone for help. There's comfort in that.
Quote examples
Jo Brand
British Comedian
There are two types of people in this world: one who opens a packet of biscuits, has one and puts the rest back in the cupboard, and one who eats the whole packet in one go.
Quote examples
Simon Callow
English Actor
The elderly are all someone's flesh and blood and we cannot just shut them in a cupboard and hand over the responsibility for taking care of them to the state.
Quote examples
Dawn French
British Comedian
I keep my own personality in a cupboard under the stairs at home so that no one else can see it or nick it.
Quote examples
Susie Orbach
English Psychologist
If I were afraid of wrinkles, I'd probably be hiding in a cupboard, because I have a lot of them.
Quote examples
Lupita Nyong'o
Mexican Actress
I loved make-believe. I was the child in the cupboard playing with my Barbies.
Quote examples
Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Orange blossom water would make a magical addition to your store cupboard.
Quote examples
Victoria Coren Mitchell
English Writer
When I was 15, I still liked climbing trees and hiding in cupboards.
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