pantry Definition
pan·try (pan′trē)
noun pl. -·tries
- a small room or closet off the kitchen, where cooking ingredients and utensils, china, etc. are kept
- a small room between the kitchen and dining room for storing tableware and for serving
- a larder or buttery
Etymology: ME paneterie < OFr < ML panetaria < L panis, bread: see food
pantry Synonyms
pantry Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: The country kitchen is furnished with mahogany units and has a pantry to one side.
- stock: We also are helping to refurbish homes and are stocking a food pantry for 30 widows and their children.
- include: These included a pantry which contained cheeses, hams and fruit some of which they stuffed into sacks for later.
Adjective modifier
- walk-in: Kitchen with walk-in pantry ( dishwasher, microwave ).
- large: This adjoins the open plan modern kitchen 10 ' x 13 ' with large pantry.
- small: Fully fitted large kitchen, dining room, bedroom and small pantry on one level.
- separate: The kitchen had a separate pantry, outside WC and a coal store under the stairs.
- shelved: Two double glazed windows and radiator, walk in shelved pantry off.
Modifies a noun
- cupboard: Two pantry cupboards of good proportion are located on either side of the kitchen.
- window: If the moon is allowed to shine in through the pantry window, much crockery will be broken.
- area: The old style kitchens have been enlarged by removing the pantry area.
- storage: Two pantry style storage cupboards with small storage cupboards above.
- door: The pantry door will be locked on the bairns in appearance ere long; 1637 Rutherford Lett.
- pest: Control: Control of this pantry pest begins with the location of the infested food.
Noun used with modifier
- food: We also are helping to refurbish homes and are stocking a food pantry for 30 widows and their children.
- butler: The butlers pantry once glistened with silver, and crockery, but was now bare, except for a few storage boxes.
Possessives
butler: Nearby is the utility or butler's pantry, fittings including a 160 bottle champagne fridge.
Preposition: with
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