pantry

Home provisions room

A pantry is a small room or closet used to store food, dishes, and kitchen supplies.

Traditionally located near the kitchen, it keeps dry goods, canned items, and tableware organized and accessible: The pasta is in the pantry.

A butler's pantry is a service area between kitchen and dining room for storing serving pieces and preparing food for the table.

room

closet

Built-in storage chamber

buttery · stillroom · scullery · storeroom · walk-in · shelving · door · lighting · ventilation · cool

furniture

cupboard

Enclosed storage furniture

armoire · shelving · freestanding · built-in · wire · pullout · turntable · drawers · baskets

storage

shelves

Horizontal storage platforms

  • containersObjects for holding things
  • jarsLidded glass containers
  • binsReceptacles for storage

boxes · packets · rack · cabinet · cans · labels · baskets · canisters · tins · organize

staples

canned

Sealed for preservation

flour · sugar · spices · oils · vinegars · condiments · nuts · lentils · oats · honey

provisions

supply

Furnish or stock

rations · stockpile · replenish · sustenance · nourishment · emergency · preparedness · bulk-buying · reserves · staples

Categories
Opposites
storage temperature

pantryrefrigerator

Food-cooling household appliance

freezer · fridge · icebox · cold storage · deep freeze

abundance/scarcity

pantrybare cupboard

famine · empty shelves · scarcity · food desert

food acquisition vs. storage

pantrygrocery store

Food and supplies retailer

supermarket · dining room · kitchen · market · breakfast nook

Phrases
Family

pantries, pantryman

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G