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Meanings of
cupboard
in English
Portuguese
estante
Catalan
armari
Spanish
armario
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A small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space.
closet
Portuguese
estante
Usage of
cupboard
in English
1
The food in the
cupboard
was basic, the pots were second generation.
2
She was on a chair in the store-room, looking in the
cupboard
.
3
And Mrs. Balberry placed the remainder of the pie in the
cupboard
.
4
The general went to the
cupboard
and poured into a new glass.
5
The key of her
cupboard
was in the pocket of her dress.
6
I found it in the
cupboard
-
perhaps
placed
purposely out of his reach.
7
I keep them in the
cupboard
that isn't accessed often, she said.
8
She put in her pocket the silver-handled pistol from the fatal
cupboard
.
9
They had eaten up all the cold meats left in the
cupboard
.
10
He was perfectly convinced that the missing boot was in the
cupboard
.
11
He was perfectly convinced that the missing shoe was in the
cupboard
.
12
After a while he opened the
cupboard
and rummaged around in it.
13
The bookseller instantly raided the
cupboard
and returned with the mysterious parcel.
14
When he saw the empty pigeon-hole in the
cupboard
,
his sight swam.
15
Brian MacMorrogh had unlocked a
cupboard
in the corner of the room.
16
Presently Thalassa got up and went to a
cupboard
in the corner.
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cupboard
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
open the cupboard
little cupboard
small cupboard
large cupboard
old cupboard
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Translations for
cupboard
Portuguese
estante
guarda-roupas
armário
Catalan
armari
compartiment
Spanish
armario
Cupboard
through the time
Cupboard
across language varieties
Australia
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
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