The difference between Cupboard and Pantry
When used as nouns, cupboard means a board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware, whereas pantry means a small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage and/or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.
Cupboard is also verb with the meaning: to collect, as into a cupboard.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cupboard and Pantry
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Cupboard as a noun (obsolete):
A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet.
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Cupboard as a noun (obsolete):
Things displayed on a sideboard; dishware, particularly valuable plate.
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Cupboard as a noun:
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.
Examples:
"Put the cups back into the cupboard."
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Cupboard as a noun (obsolete):
Things stored in a cupboard; particularly food.
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Cupboard as a verb:
To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.
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Pantry as a noun:
A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage and/or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.
Examples:
"coordinate terms larder root cellar"