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sideboard definition

side·board (-bôrd′)

noun

  1. a piece of dining-room furniture for holding linen, silver, china, etc.
  2. a board that forms or is part of a side the sideboards of a wagon
  3. Hockey the solid wooden fence surrounding the rink

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sideboard Synonyms

sideboard

n.

closet, buffet, shelf; see cupboard, table 1.


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sideboard Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • match: Furnished with a sofa, dining table and 4 chairs with matching sideboard and coffee table.

Adjective modifier

  • old: She can see it, in her mind, resting on the heavy old sideboard in her cottage.

Modifies a noun

  • table: The sideboard table is the only piece from the Goldsborough dining room which remains within the Harewood collection.

Noun used with modifier

  • mahogany: In our front room was a beautiful mahogany sideboard with an oval mirror.

Preposition: in

  • room: Today it makes an ideal sideboard in the dining room, or a stylish cabinet for bedroom or living room storage.

Preposition: with

  • mirror: In our front room was a beautiful mahogany sideboard with an oval mirror.
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