1. closet, cabinet (with shelves). cupboard\cup"board\, v. t. to collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard. [r.]cupboard \cup"board\ (kŭb"b&etilde;rd), n. [cup + board.].
2. a board or shelf for cups and dishes. [obs.].
3. 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." [colloq.].
4. A board or shelf for cups and dishes.
5. A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups, dishes, food, etc.; hence, any small closet.
6. To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard. a small room or cabinet used for storage space.
7. 1. A cupboard is a piece of furniture that has one or two doors, usually contains shelves, and is used to store things. In British English, cupboard refers to all kinds of furniture like this. In American English, closet is usually used instead to refer to larger pieces of furniture. The kitchen cupboard was stocked with tins of soup and food.
8. A cupboard is a very small room that is used to store things, especially one without windows.
9. a skeleton in the cupboard: see:
skeleton. a piece of furniture with doors, and sometimes shelves, used for storing clothes, plates, food etc closet, wardrobe wardrobe (cupboard (14-18 centuries)).