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SIDEBOARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sideboard" is a kind of...):
article of furniture; furniture; piece of furniture (furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy)
Meronyms (parts of "sideboard"):
drawer (a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out)
shelf (a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sideboard"):
credence; credenza (a kind of sideboard or buffet)
cellaret; minibar (sideboard with compartments for holding bottles)
Holonyms ("sideboard" is a part of...):
dining-room; dining room (a room used for dining)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A board that forms part of the side of a bed or crib
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sideboard" is a kind of...):
board (a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sideboard" is a kind of...):
board (a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose)
Context examples:
No, sir, I think that, with your permission, I will confine my attentions to the excellent bird which I perceive upon the sideboard.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He rose from his chair, and leaning heavily upon his two supporters, he tottered across the room to the dust-covered sideboard.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I found all the party in the dining-room at supper, as Mr. Rochester had said; they were not seated at table,—the supper was arranged on the sideboard; each had taken what he chose, and they stood about here and there in groups, their plates and glasses in their hands.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
It was not in the coffee-room that I found Steerforth expecting me, but in a snug private apartment, red-curtained and Turkey-carpeted, where the fire burnt bright, and a fine hot breakfast was set forth on a table covered with a clean cloth; and a cheerful miniature of the room, the fire, the breakfast, Steerforth, and all, was shining in the little round mirror over the sideboard.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Well, they did not take much—only half a dozen articles of plate off the sideboard.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
But I presume that this other goose upon the sideboard, which is about the same weight and perfectly fresh, will answer your purpose equally well?
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
With his mother’s hand in his own, he led us into that ill-omened room where the cards were still heaped upon the sideboard, and the dark shadow lurked in the corner of the ceiling.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The hall, too, was scoured; and the great carved clock, as well as the steps and banisters of the staircase, were polished to the brightness of glass; in the dining-room, the sideboard flashed resplendent with plate; in the drawing-room and boudoir, vases of exotics bloomed on all sides.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
These three glasses upon the sideboard have been untouched, I suppose?
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He walked up to the sideboard, and tearing a piece from the loaf he devoured it voraciously, washing it down with a long draught of water.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
