word-vault/dist/data/cards/cu/cupboard.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "cupboard",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a piece of furniture with doors and shelves used for storing dishes, food, clothes, etc.",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "kitchen cupboards"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a stationery/linen cupboard"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a cupboard door"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's plenty of food in the cupboards."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I found it hidden in the back of a cupboard."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you have much cupboard space in your new house?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cupboard was full of old spices."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had some new cupboard units fitted in the kitchen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She opened the cupboard door above the sink."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Houses and homes"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "deep", "large"],
                "verb + cupboard": ["close", "open", "look in"],
                "cupboard + verb": ["be full of something"],
                "cupboard + noun": ["door", "space"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the cupboard"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a space in a wall with a door that reaches the ground, used for storing things",
            "labels": "(British English)North American English",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The kitchen has built-in cupboards and shelves."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The toolkit is in the cupboard under the stairs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a store cupboard"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "deep", "large"],
                "verb + cupboard": ["close", "open", "look in"],
                "cupboard + verb": ["be full of something"],
                "cupboard + noun": ["door", "space"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the cupboard"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that there is no money for something",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They are seeking more funds but the cupboard is bare."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "love that somebody, especially a child, shows towards somebody else in order to get something",
            "labels": "(British English, old-fashioned)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "something shocking, embarrassing, etc. that has happened to you or your family in the past that you want to keep secret",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkʌbəd/",
                "audio": "cu/cupboard/cupboard__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkʌbərd/",
                "audio": "cu/cupboard/cupboard__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (denoting a table or sideboard on which cups, plates, etc. were displayed): from cup + board."
}