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DRESSER
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Irregular inflected form: dresser
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 ("dresser" 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 "dresser"):
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 "dresser"):
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A cabinet with shelves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dresser" is a kind of...):
cabinet (a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup
Synonyms:
dresser; dressing table; toilet table; vanity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dresser" is a kind of...):
table (a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A wardrobe assistant for an actor
Synonyms:
actor's assistant; dresser
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dresser" is a kind of...):
assistant; help; helper; supporter (a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)
Derivation:
dress (put on clothes)
dress (provide with clothes or put clothes on)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A person who dresses in a particular way
Example:
he's a meticulous dresser
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("dresser" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dresser"):
chichi (someone who dresses in a trendy fashionable way)
Derivation:
dress (dress in a certain manner)
