sideboard

noun

ˈsīd-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce sideboard (audio)
Definition of sideboardnext
as in cupboard
a storage case typically having doors and shelves all of the silverware was kept in the sideboard

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Recent Examples of sideboard Pick up a pretty velvet loveseat for an 82 percent discount, or give your space a mid-century makeover with a charming sideboard that’s more than $900 off. — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 Leading the design selections is a sideboard from ca. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 1 June 2026 If there's a Southern sideboard in view, there's a casserole dish brimming with corn pudding on it. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2026 The antiques market isn't all Federal mirrors and midcentury sideboards. — Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sideboard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sideboard
  1. cupboard
  2. cabinet
  3. closet
  4. dresser
  5. locker
Noun
  • In smaller apartment or townhouse renovations, homeowners sometimes rely on overhead cupboards instead.
    — Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026
  • In summary, anyone already planning to order a thermal-invisibility cape and spend the evening strolling unnoticed past infrared cameras should put the grappling hook back in the cupboard.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 July 2026
Definition of cupboard
Noun
  • Our cabinets had been opened and jars of food were all over the ground.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
  • And on vacation, a lot of people avoid cooking altogether, so these cabinets and pantries are notoriously understocked.
    — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cabinet
Noun
  • Our linen closet has long doubled as a medicine station — stocked with bronchodilators, pinworm pills, antiviral medication, pain relief patches, pulse oximeters and nebulizers, vials of Prednisone, even EpiPen injectors.
    — Allan Ripp, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • There was a closet full of phones people had thrown at the wall and dents in the drywall nobody ever explained.
    — Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of closet
Noun
  • Mosley attempted to get out of bed, and hit her head on the dresser.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
  • One of my first memories of any kind is sitting on my parents’ bedroom floor, craning my neck to watch the ’91 World Series on the old TV atop their dresser.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of dresser
Noun
  • There are hot tubs and cold tubs and a players-only sauna, while every locker is outfitted with a leather zero gravity chair.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • An industry analyst said, however, that Jetstar was the first to charge for use of the overhead lockers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of locker

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