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Meaning of cupboard in English
(Definition of cupboard from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of cupboard from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of cupboard
cupboard
Stories of raw green chillies and unlocked cupboards.
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All nations have skeletons in their historical cupboards.
He told us about all the skeletons that he thought he found hanging in various cupboards, and all the rest of it.
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We are also using instruments that have been locked unused in cupboards in primary schools.
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Of course files, whether in dirty cupboards or in old drawers, are always accessible to the criminal.
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All the cupboards have been opened, but not a single skeleton has yet come out.
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The floors of the bank were of course pulled up in order to search for documents, and locked doors and cupboards were broken.
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At the side of them—again it looked to me like thousands—there were numerous six feet steel airmen's cupboards all left open.
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I understand that steps have been taken for stationery cupboards to be stocked with recycled stationery where a particular demand has been identified.
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There are other stories about husbands who are found hiding in cupboards when people call.
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Then there will be a number of contractors for the fittings, the kitchen unit, and the built-in cupboards.
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Nothing on our shelves, little in our cupboards, queues, and faces as long as they have ever been at any time during the war.
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He sought skeletons in cupboards that do not exist.
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Of course, there can be skeletons in cupboards as well.
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They have specified cupboards and materials which are not commonly available on the market.
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कपाट…
戸棚, 食器棚（しょっきだな）…
dolap, büfe, mutfak dolabı…
placard [masculine], placard…
armari…
kast…
ஒரு தளபாடங்கள் அல்லது பொருட்களை சேமிப்பதற்கான இடம், ஒரு கதவு அல்லது கதவுகளுடன் மற்றும் பொதுவாக அலமாரிகளுடன்…
अलमारी…
કબાટ, આલમારી…
skab, skabsrum…
skåp…
almari…
der Schrank…
skap [neuter], skap(rom), kott…
کبرڈ, نعمت خانہ(تختوں دار چھوٹی سی الماری جو عام طور پر دروازے یا دروازوں کے ساتھ ہوتی ہے)…
буфет, сервант…
шкаф, буфет…
బీరువా, సాధారణంగా కొన్ని అరలు కలిగి ఉండి, ఒకటి లేక ఎక్కువ తలుపులు ఉన్న సామాన్లు భద్రపరుచుకునే స్థలం లేక ఫర్నిచర్…
خِزانة…
আলমারি, কাবার্ড…
skříň, kredenc…
lemari…
ตู้…
tủ ly…
szafka, kredens, szafa…
찬장…
credenza, armadietto…
