cupboards
KUB-urdz/ˈkʌb.ɚdz/SayKUB-uhdzUK/ˈkʌb.ədz/AUS/ˈkɐb.ədz/
- 1Plural of cupboard.
She reorganized the cupboards so the spices sat within easy reach.
Damp had warped the doors on several of the old cupboards.
Note
A regular plural, though the noun behind it has shifted under the spelling. A cupboard was first an open board or table for displaying silver plate, and only later the shelved cabinet for dishes and food. Regionally, in Pennsylvania and the UK, it can also mean a closet for coats. The same spelling serves the verb too (he cupboards whatever he finds), meaning to hoard.
cupboards is a form of cupboard
cupboard, noun: A cabinet or closet fitted with shelves for storing cookware, dishes, or food, and sometimes other household items. Full entry
- Forms
- cupboardcupboards plural
- Spelling
- cupboard → cupboards: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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