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KUB-uh-d/ˈkʌbəd/

A cupboard is a cabinet with doors for plates, food, or clothes. A wardrobe is for hanging clothes. A shelf has no doors. Cup board as two words is a mistake — it is one word, and the p is silent in the middle for many speakers: /ˈkʌbəd/.

Meaning

A piece of furniture with doors, used for storing things, often in a kitchen.

Examples

• “The cups are in the cupboard.”
• “The sugar is in the top cupboard.”
• “Please close the cupboard door.”

Good to know

kitchen cupboard. Clothes hanging: wardrobe. One word.

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