dresser
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈdrɛsər/
- UK
:
aparador
- I found it on the dresser in Lavery's bedroom.
- dresser drawers
- kitchen dresser
- cabinets and dressers
Examples
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I found them in a dresser in the attic some years ago.
Fiction book (1996) -
There was barely space in the single bedroom for a narrow dresser and a neatly made queen-size bed.
Fiction book (1995) -
But, I had it on the dresser the other day.
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It's over here, on the dresser -
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This dresser used to be mine.
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Hey, did you sell that dresser?
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The candelabra has been placed on the dresser, bathing the room in golden light.
Fiction book (1995) -
One hospital bed, a small metal dresser, and an aluminum walker were all the furniture.
Fiction book (1996) -
There was a white leather woman's handbag on the dresser, a big one, the kind you hang off your shoulder.
Fiction book (1996) -
Mrs. Carver places the food on a dresser opposite the kitchen table and then sits.
Synonyms
168
1.3
A piece of furniture with shelves or drawers for storing things
79
1.0
A cabinet with shelves for storing dishes or food
8
8.3
A long low cabinet with cupboards for holding dishes or serving food in a dining room
5
1.6
A cupboard in a kitchen for storing dishes and food
4
2.7
A piece of furniture with shelves or drawers for dishes
Compounds
7
7.3
A person who wears clothes usually worn by the other gender to express themselves
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Morphology
Etymology
Dresser comes from the verb dress, which used to mean 'to prepare' or 'arrange' food and dishes. That's why a kitchen or dining-room dresser is the furniture where people store and show plates and other dishes.