Meaning of CUPBOARD
| Pronunciation: | | 'kuburd
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| | Definition: | | [n] a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space |
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| | Synonyms: | | closet |
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| | See Also: | | airing cupboard, broom closet, safe, storage space, supply closet | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Cup"board\ (k[u^]b"b[~e]rd), n. [Cup + board.]
1. A board or shelf for cups and dishes. [Obs.] --Bacon.
2. A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups,
dishes, food, etc.; hence, any small closet.
{Cupboard love}, interested love, or that which has an eye to
the cupboard. ``A cupboard love is seldom true.'' --Poor
Robin. [Colloq.]
{To cry cupboard}, to call for food; to express hunger.
[Colloq.] ``My stomach cries cupboard.'' --W. Irving.
\Cup"board\, v. t.
To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard. [R.] --Shak.
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are opening a cupboard means that you are revealing some hidden truth or secret. |
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| | Related Terms: | | archives, armoire, armory, arsenal, attic, bank, basement, bay, bin, bonded warehouse, bookcase, box, buffet, bunker, bureau, buttery, cabinet, Canterbury, cargo dock, cellar, cellaret, chest, chest of drawers, chiffonier, closet, clothespress, commode, conservatory, crate, credenza, crib, davenport, depository, depot, desk, dock, drawer, dresser, dump, escritoire, exchequer, glory hole, godown, hold, hutch, kitchen cabinet, library, locker, lowboy, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine, press, rack, repertory, repository, reservoir, rick, secretaire, secretary, shelf, sideboard, stack, stack room, stock room, storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, supply base, supply depot, tallboy, tank, treasure house, treasure room, treasury, vargueno, vat, vault, vitrine, wardrobe, warehouse, whatnot, wine cellar |
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