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CHEST OF DRAWERS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
Synonyms:
bureau; chest; chest of drawers; dresser
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("chest of drawers" is a kind of...):
article of furniture; furniture; piece of furniture (furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy)
Meronyms (parts of "chest of drawers"):
drawer (a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out)
shelf (a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chest of drawers"):
chiffonier; commode (a tall elegant chest of drawers)
highboy; tallboy (a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs)
lowboy (a low chest or table with drawers and supported on four legs)
