Cabinet vs. Cupboard

Cabinetnoun

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

Cabinetnoun

A cupboard.

Cabinetnoun

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

Cabinetnoun

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

Cabinetnoun

A group of advisors to a government or business entity.

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.

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 hut; a cottage; a small house.

Cabinetnoun

A small room, or retired apartment; a closet.

Cabinetnoun

A private room in which consultations are held.

Cabinetnoun

The advisory council of the chief executive officer of a nation; a cabinet council.

Cabinetnoun

A set of drawers or a cupboard intended to contain articles of value. Hence:

Cabinetnoun

Any building or room set apart for the safe keeping and exhibition of works of art, etc.; also, the collection itself.

Cabinetadjective

Suitable for a cabinet; small.

Cabinetverb

To inclose

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

Cupboardnoun

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

Cupboardnoun

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

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.

Cupboardnoun

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

Cupboardverb

To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.

Cupboardnoun

A board or shelf for cups and dishes.

Cupboardnoun

A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups, dishes, food, etc.; hence, any small closet.

Cupboardverb

To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.

Cupboardnoun

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

Cupboard

The term cupboard was originally used to describe an open-shelved side table for displaying dishware, more specifically plates, cups and saucers. These open cupboards typically had between one and three display tiers, and at the time, a drawer or multiple drawers fitted to them.