'Cupboard' is the generic term for any kind of box-like thing with shelves and a hinged door used for storage. You also get kitchen cabinets and bathroom cabinets, and chests of drawers, and wardrobes.
I'd agree with the other British posters that a pantry is a separate room found in large old houses next to the kitchen, used for storing food before refrigerators were invented. On which note, in my own case "That thing in the kitchen for storing food" is called a "fridge" or a "freezer", but I ticked "cupboard" since you didn't give that option. :-)
A closet is also a small room which is private, either for getting dressed in or going to the toilet in (hence, water closet = a closet with plumbing.) It's also where you hide if you don't want people to know you're gay.
A wardrobe would normally be a tall cupboard large enough to hang a suit or a dress in without folding them, but you can also have built-in wardrobes. An armoire is a French wardrobe, or a particular style of antique wooden wardrobe.
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I'd agree with the other British posters that a pantry is a separate room found in large old houses next to the kitchen, used for storing food before refrigerators were invented. On which note, in my own case "That thing in the kitchen for storing food" is called a "fridge" or a "freezer", but I ticked "cupboard" since you didn't give that option. :-)
A closet is also a small room which is private, either for getting dressed in or going to the toilet in (hence, water closet = a closet with plumbing.) It's also where you hide if you don't want people to know you're gay.
A wardrobe would normally be a tall cupboard large enough to hang a suit or a dress in without folding them, but you can also have built-in wardrobes. An armoire is a French wardrobe, or a particular style of antique wooden wardrobe.