Cabinet vs. Cupboard

Cabinet vs. Cupboard — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Cabinet and Cupboard

Cabinetnoun

A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.

Cupboardnoun

(obsolete) A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet.

Cabinetnoun

A cupboard.

Cupboardnoun

(obsolete) Things displayed on a sideboard; dishware, particularly valuable plate.

Cabinetnoun

The upright assembly that houses a coin-operated arcade game.

Cupboardnoun

A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.

Put the cups back into the cupboard.
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Cabinetnoun

(historical) A size of photograph, specifically one measuring 3⅞" by 5½".

Cupboardnoun

(obsolete) Things stored in a cupboard; particularly food.

Cabinetnoun

A group of advisors to a government or business entity.

Cupboardverb

To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.

Cabinetnoun

In parliamentary and some other systems of government, the group of ministers responsible for creating government policy and for overseeing the departments comprising the executive branch.

Cupboardnoun

a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

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Cabinetnoun

(archaic) A small chamber or private room.

Cabinetnoun

(often capitalized) A collection of art or ethnographic objects.

Cabinetnoun

Milkshake.

Cabinetnoun

(obsolete) A hut; a cottage; a small house.

Cabinetnoun

a cupboard-like repository or piece of furniture with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display

Cabinetnoun

persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

Cabinetnoun

a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock

Cabinetnoun

housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television