US - In my dialect, cupboards are most commonly in the kitchen. They are the place where you keep dishes, pots, and pans when you aren't using them. The same kind of storage in almost any other room would have a different name. (The one exception I can think of is very little children in school have "cubbies" where they keep their things at school.) Wardrobes are free standing boxes where you hang clothes up. You could theoretically move a wardrobe from room to room to room. (you probably won't, but you could) Closets are storage that's built into the house. While you can store clothes in a closet, you can also use a closet for storing anything that you want to shut behind a door when it isn't in use - clothes, linens (sheets, towels, etc.), cleaning supplies, stuff that you want out of the way.

I don’t agree with the previous answers. In the US, wardrobe is never used. A closet is a small room where you keep clothes and a cupboard is a room with shelves or cabinets that typically holds dry foods.

Hi Lily, Adding to what La Liseuse said already, in the U.S., the "wardrobe" and "cupboard" have the same definitions, but are not used very often. One might say "armoire" instead of wardrobe and "cabinet" instead of cupboard. A closet is typically where you would hang or store your clothes in the bedroom, but instead of a piece of furniture, it refers to a small room or space built into the area of the bedroom. You can also have a closet in the hallway for storage, or specifically a "linen closet" where you store towels, extra sheets and blankets, etc. Hope that helps!

I like your vocabulary questions, Lily. Are you writing a dictionary? :) In standard British English: As an item of furniture, 'wardrobe' is quite specific: it's used for hanging clothes in the bedroom. A typical wardrobe is maybe 2 metres high with a horizontal rail for hanging dresses, suits etc on hangers. It usually has a door or two, and may also have shelves and drawers underneath or at the side. A 'cupboard' is a very general term for many different kinds of enclosed spaces for storing things. Cupboards generally have shelves. In kitchens, they contain food and cooking utensils; in bathrooms, they contain toiletries, and so on. At work, you might have cupboards for files and suchlike. Both wardrobes and cupboards may be freestanding (moveable) or built-in (part of the fixtures and fittings of the room). A cupboard can also refer to small storage room behind a door e.g. a broom cupboard where you keep brushes, mops, buckets and so on. In typical two-storey houses, there's often an 'understairs cupboard' for storage. In a work environment, such as a school, there might be a similar area known as a 'stationery cupboard' where paper and similar supplies are kept.