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pantry

/ˈpantɹi/ /ˈpæntɹi/

Meanings
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 :

"We keep the extra cans of soup and boxes of cereal in the pantry. "
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Related Words

Illustration located

located verb

/ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/ /loʊˈkeɪtɪd/

To place; to set in a particular spot or position.

"The school located the lost backpack in the main office. "

Illustration kitchen

kitchen noun

/ˈkɪt͡ʃən/

A room or area for preparing food.

"My mom spends most of the morning in the kitchen, preparing breakfast for the family. "

Illustration closet

closet noun

/ˈklɒzɪt/ /ˈklɑzɪt/

Any private area, (particularly) bowers in the open air.

"The students hid in the school's outdoor closet during the rainstorm. "

Illustration larder

larder noun

/ˈlɑː.də/ /ˈlɑɹ.dɚ/

A cool room in a domestic house where food is stored, but larger than a pantry.

"After a trip to the farmer's market, Mom filled the larder with fresh vegetables and fruits. "

Illustration kitchenware

kitchenware noun

/ˈkɪtʃənˌwɛr/ /ˈkɪtʃɪnˌwɛr/

Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.

"The new chef reorganized the space where we keep the pots, pans, and other kitchenware."

Illustration storing

storing verb

/ˈstɔːrɪŋ/ /ˈstoʊrɪŋ/

To keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose.

"We are storing the winter clothes in the attic until next year. "

Illustration stable

stable noun

/ˈsteɪ.bəɫ/

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.

"The farm's new stable provided a comfortable place to house the horses. "

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usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

Illustration smaller

smaller adjective

/ˈsmɑlɚ/ /ˈsmɔːlə/ /ˈsmɔlɚ/

Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.

"A small group."

Illustration dedicated

dedicated verb

/ˈdɛdɪkeɪtəd/

To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.

"The family dedicated the new playroom to their recently deceased grandfather. "

Illustration cabinet

cabinet noun

/ˈkæ.bɪ.nɪt/

A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.

"My son kept his school supplies neatly organized in the cabinet under the stairs. "

Illustration storage

storage noun

/ˈstɔ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/

The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.

"The storage of winter clothes in the attic is a family tradition. "