🇬🇧 Cupboard meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A cupboard is a piece of furniture or a built-in space in a wall that has one or more doors on the front. Inside, there are usually shelves where you can put things to keep them safe, clean, and organized. People often use cupboards in the kitchen to store plates, cups, and food, and in other rooms to keep toys, clothes, or cleaning supplies. You open the cupboard door, put things in or take things out, then close it again so everything is hidden away and the room looks tidy.

Mom said, “Clean the cupboard,” so I just shut the door harder and said, “All clean!”

Our snack cupboard is guarded by a very dangerous creature: my hungry older sister.

The cupboard above the fridge is where forgotten cereal goes to become ancient history.

We have a cupboard just for plastic bags, and I’m pretty sure it’s planning to take over the house.

In old houses, people sometimes built secret cupboards or “hidden compartments” in walls or stairs to store money, letters, or even treasures where no one could find them.

Anna walks to the kitchen. She likes the small cupboard. She opens the cupboard and finds two blue cups. She puts a plate in the cupboard and some bread on a shelf. The cupboard has two doors. The cupboard door is warm. A cat sits and waits. Anna closes the cupboard and smiles.

This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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