Cupboard

  • 31cupboard love — noun Insincere (and usually fickle) love pretended in the hope of gaining something useful in exchange. This last and long enduring passion for Mrs Thrale was, however, composed equally perhaps of cupboard love, Platonic love, and vanity tickled… …

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  • 32cupboard love — Brit. affection that is feigned so as to obtain something. → cupboard …

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  • 33cupboard love — British & Australian love that you give in order to get something from someone. I suspected all along it was just cupboard love, and what she really liked about him was his car …

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  • 34cupboard lover — noun see cupboard love …

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  • 35cupboard-love — cupˈboard love noun Hypocritical show of affection for material gain • • • Main Entry: ↑cupboard …

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  • 36cupboard — noun Date: 1530 a closet with shelves where dishes, utensils, or food is kept; also a small closet …

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  • 37cupboard — Synonyms and related words: Canterbury, archives, armoire, armory, arsenal, attic, bank, basement, bay, bin, bonded warehouse, bookcase, box, buffet, bunker, bureau, buttery, cabinet, cargo dock, cellar, cellaret, chest, chest of drawers,… …

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  • 38cupboard — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary Cabinet …

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  • 39cupboard — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. closet, storeroom; buffet, locker, press; pantry. See receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. closet, cabinet, locker, storeroom, sideboard, press, buffet; see also chest 1 , closet , furniture . III… …

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  • 40cupboard — cup·board || kÊŒbÉ™d n. closet, cabinet (with shelves) …

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