noun
sideboard
Sideboard (noun) means a piece of dining-room furniture with drawers and shelves for storing linen, dishes, and cutlery. Example: “She kept the good china in the sideboard.”
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A piece of dining-room furniture with drawers and shelves for storing linen, dishes, and cutlery.
"He procured himself a glass of water from the sideboard, drank half of it and began to pace the room nervously as he talked."
— Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados (1923)
"She kept the good china in the sideboard."
How to use sideboard
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA cabinet-like piece of furniture used in a dining room to store tableware.
Common pairings
an oak sideboard
dining room sideboard
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Word forms
- Plural
- sideboards
- Third person singular
- sideboards
- Past tense
- sideboarded
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Etymology
A compound of "side" and "board".
Synonyms
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Rhymes for sideboard
board
hoard
aboard
onboard
keyboard
cupboard
outboard
seaboard
backboard
starboard
cardboard
surfboard
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Frequently asked questions
What does “sideboard” mean?
The word “sideboard” means a piece of dining-room furniture with drawers and shelves for storing linen, dishes, and cutlery. In plain terms, a cabinet-like piece of furniture used in a dining room to store tableware.
How do you use “sideboard” in a sentence?
Here is “sideboard” used in a sentence: “She kept the good china in the sideboard.”
What part of speech is “sideboard”?
“Sideboard” is a noun.
What is the meaning of sideboard?
"sideboard" (noun) means a piece of dining-room furniture with drawers and shelves for storing linen, dishes, and cutlery.
