airing cupboard

airing cupboard
noun
a warm cupboard where you put newly washed clothes until they are completely dry
Hypernyms: ↑cupboard, ↑closet

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airing cupboard noun
A large cupboard used for drying and storing clothes and linen
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Main Entry:air

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airing cupboard UK US noun [countable] [singular airing cupboard plural airing cupboards] british
a cupboard with shelves where clean clothes, sheets etc can be kept warm and dry
Thesaurus: cupboardshyponym substances and equipment used for cleaning and caring for clotheshyponym

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noun, pl ⋯ -boards [count]
Brit : a heated cupboard in which sheets, towels, clothes, etc., are kept warm and dry

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ˈairing cupboard f53 [airing cupboard] noun (BrE)
a warm cupboard in which clean sheets, clothes, etc. are put to make sure they are completely dry

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