CHEST OF DRAWERS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)