'Cupboard' definitions:
Definition of 'cupboard'
From: WordNet
noun
A small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space [syn: cupboard, closet]
Definition of 'Cupboard'
From: GCIDE
- Cupboard \Cup"board\ (k[u^]b"b[~e]rd), n. [Cup + board.]
- 1. A board or shelf for cups and dishes. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups, dishes, food, etc.; hence, any small closet. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cupboard'
From: GCIDE
- Cupboard \Cup"board\, v. t. To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cupboard'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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