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airing cupboard

airing cupboard noun: a clothes storage cupboard built around a house's hot water system, using the heat to dry damp clothes.

Noun

airing cupboard (plural airing cupboards)

  1. A clothes storage cupboard built around a house's hot water system, using the heat to dry damp clothes.
    Synonyms:
    hot press

Synonyms of airing cupboard

Forms of airing cupboard

pluralairing cupboards

Questions about airing cupboard

What does airing cupboard mean?
Airing cupboard means a clothes storage cupboard built around a house's hot water system, using the heat to dry damp clothes.
What part of speech is airing cupboard?
Airing cupboard is a noun.
What is the plural of airing cupboard?
The plural of airing cupboard is airing cupboards.

Words near airing cupboard in the dictionary

  1. airighs
  2. airily
  3. airiness
  4. airinesses
  5. airing
  6. airing cupboard
  7. airing cupboards
  8. airing off
  9. airing one's dirty laundry in public
  10. airing one's dirty linen in public
  11. airing one's paunch

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