cupboard — a piece of furniture with doors and shelves used for storing dishes, food, or clothes
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a piece of furniture with doors and shelves used for storing dishes, food, or clothes
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkʌbərd/
Korean meaning: 문과 선반이 있는 가구로 그릇, 음식, 옷 등을 보관하는 찬장, 벽장
Korean pronunciation: **커**버드
Example Sentences
- Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to give her poor dog a bone.
- He had a skeleton in his cupboard that he didn't want anyone to know about.
- The cupboard was so full that an avalanche of cereal boxes fell out when she opened it.
cupboard
NOUN//ˈkʌbərd//
a piece of furniture with doors and shelves used for storing dishes, food, or clothes
Mother stores clean dishes in the wooden kitchen cupboard
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Mother Hubbard found her cupboard held only a rubber'd ball!
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Origin
14세기 'cup board'에서 유래했습니다. 말 그대로 컵(cup)을 올려놓는 판자(board)라는 뜻이었는데, 시간이 지나면서 문이 달린 저장 가구를 의미하게 되었습니다.
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“Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to give her poor dog a bone.”
“He had a skeleton in his cupboard that he didn't want anyone to know about.”
“The cupboard was so full that an avalanche of cereal boxes fell out when she opened it.”
“My grandmother's medicine cupboard looked like a small pharmacy.”
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