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chest of drawersa piece of furniture with several drawers for storing clothes

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a piece of furniture with several drawers for storing clothes

Pronunciation (IPA): /tʃest əv ˈdrɔːrz/

Example Sentences

  • My socks always disappear in the chest of drawers, like it's a Bermuda Triangle for laundry.
  • The chest of drawers was so heavy that it took four people to move it upstairs.
  • She found her grandmother's love letters hidden in the bottom drawer of the old chest of drawers.

chest of drawers

NOUN

[/tʃest əv ˈdrɔːrz/]

a piece of furniture with several drawers for storing clothes

a piece of furniture with several drawers for storing clothes
💡 Concept

a piece of furniture with several drawers for storing clothes

Chest of drawers opens wide, revealing stores beyond the doors!
🎵 Rhyme

Chest of drawers opens wide, revealing stores beyond the doors!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/tʃest əv ˈdrɔːrz/
🇬🇧 UK/tʃest əv ˈdrɔːz/

🌳Etymology

Rootchest

🎵Rhyme

drawersdoorsfloorsstores
drawers
doors
floors
stores

🔗Collocations

tall chest of drawers
antique chest of drawers
wooden chest of drawers
pull out a drawer
top drawer
bedroom chest of drawers

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My socks always disappear in the chest of drawers, like it's a Bermuda Triangle for laundry.

The chest of drawers was so heavy that it took four people to move it upstairs.

She found her grandmother's love letters hidden in the bottom drawer of the old chest of drawers.

😄 Fun example

The cat thinks the chest of drawers is a luxury apartment building with multiple floors.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

dresserbureaudrawerstallboy

Antonyms

wardrobeclosetarmoire

Related

furniturebedroomstoragedrawercabinet

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