chest of drawers
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2.6
- noun
- /tʃɛst əv drɔrz/
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cómoda
- On the top of the chest of drawers stood a few modestly framed photographs of his family.
- mahogany chest of drawers
- antique chest of drawers
- tall chest of drawers
As you can see here from these very unique and distinct boxes, This is our bed and our chest of drawers.
- As you can see here from these very unique and distinct boxes, This is our bed and our chest of drawers.
Examples
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As she was rummaging through her chest of drawers, she came upon the locket.
Fiction book (1992) -
I also found an already assembled Hemnes chest of drawers in the clearance section at Ikea!
Blog text (18) -
Suppose you were buying a chest of drawers for your apartment.
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I look around my house and see a small chest of drawers that I bought there.
Blog text (27) -
A single bed was pushed against the wall next to a chest of drawers.
Fiction book (1991) -
All her clothes from the chest of drawers had been carefully folded and put in boxes.
Fiction book (1991) -
Looking at the windup clock on their chest of drawers, Betty said, "Time to get ready for bed."
Fiction book (1993) -
Mom kept a chest of drawers and a trunk they'd purchased together.
Fiction book (2001) -
There was an iron bedstead, a chest of drawers, and a bedside table.
Fiction book (1994) -
I placed my clothes in the chest of drawers to keep my room organized.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small space for keeping clothes and other things
73
1.4
A piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes
35
1.0
A large piece of furniture with doors for storing clothes
22
5.5
A piece of furniture with drawers used to keep clothes
21
8.1
A large cupboard that stands on the floor for storing clothes and household items
2
8.1
A tall elegant chest with drawers for storing clothes
1
9.9
A large furniture piece like a wardrobe with drawers
1
1.1
A closet for keeping clothes like coats and dresses
A tall chest of drawers for storing clothes and sheets
A cupboard for keeping clothes like shirts and coats
How Spacious
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: a 'chest' as a box-like piece of furniture combined with 'drawers' signals a chest made of drawers, i.e. a piece of furniture with pull-out compartments. A B1 learner who knows 'chest' and 'drawer' can readily infer this meaning from the constituents and the common noun + of + noun structure.
Etymology
The compound noun chest of drawers comes from a simple idea: a chest was a large box and drawers were the sliding boxes inside it. So the name gives a clear picture of a box with sliding parts used 'to store clothes', which is why it means 'a piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes'.