cupboards

Enclosed kitchen shelves

Cupboards are enclosed storage spaces with doors, typically built into walls or furniture.

Kitchen cupboards hold dishes and food; bathroom cupboards store toiletries.

In British usage, cupboard covers what Americans might call a closet: The child hid in the cupboard.

A skeleton in the cupboard is a shameful secret.

Mother Hubbard's cupboard was bare.

storage

shelves

Horizontal storage platforms

doors · hinges · handles · knobs · space · organizers · bins · containers · alcove · cubbyhole

kitchen

cabinets

Enclosed storage furniture

cookware · spices · plates · bowls · mugs · glasses · pots · pans · cutlery · silverware

pantry

shelves

Horizontal storage platforms

canned · jars · spices · ingredients · larder · nonperishable · preserves · condiments · flour · sugar

wooden

oak

Quercus genus member

  • pineCone-bearing evergreen
  • mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
  • cherryRed stone fruit

walnut · mahogany · teak · veneer · grain · plywood · hardwood · varnish · lacquer · stained

organizing

declutter

Remove unnecessary items

categorize · neatness · labels · stack · orderliness · space-saving · compartmentalize · dividers · bins · baskets

Categories
Opposites
enclosure/visibility

cupboardsopen shelving

Unenclosed horizontal storage surfaces

floating shelves · pegboards · bookcases · display cases · countertops

storage vs. emptiness

cupboardsbare walls

Unadorned vertical surfaces

empty space · open floor

built-in vs. freestanding

cupboardsportable storage

Transferable data container

storage bins

Phrases
Family

cupboard

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G