cupboard : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cupboard	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for cupboard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cupboard n a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space Synonym(s): cupboard, closet
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cupboard \Cup"board\ (k[ucr]b"b[etil]rd), n. [Cup + board.] 1. A board or shelf for cups and dishes. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. 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. [bd]A cupboard love is seldom true.[b8] --Poor Robin. [Colloq.] {To cry cupboard}, to call for food; to express hunger. [Colloq.] [bd]My stomach cries cupboard.[b8] --W. Irving.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cupboard \Cup"board\, v. t. To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard. [R.] --Shak.