pantry
- Top 10000
Sense 1
- noun
- B2
A small room or tall cupboard beside a kitchen where food, drinks and dishes are stored.
Can you grab a tin of tomatoes from the pantry?
The pantry shelves were almost empty before the weekly shop.
He built a narrow pantry beside the fridge for dry goods.
Mice got into the pantry and chewed through a flour bag.
Common collocations: a walk-in pantry · in the pantry · pantry shelves · a well-stocked pantry · kitchen pantry
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- C1
A place, often run by a church or a charity, that hands out free food to people who need it.
She volunteers at a food pantry every Saturday morning.
The church runs a food pantry for families in need.
Donations to the pantry doubled after the factory closed.
Common collocations: food pantry · run a food pantry · volunteer at a pantry · donate to a pantry
Part of: Buildings and places
Forms
- plural
- pantries