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DRESSER

Pronunciation (US):

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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:

Nouns denoting people

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)

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