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Found 3 hits - Term: chest of drawers, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
drawer \draw"er\, n.
   1. one who, or that which, draws; as:
      a one who draws liquor for guests; a waiter in a
          taproom. --shak.
      b one who delineates or depicts; a draughtsman; as, a
          good drawer.
      c law one who draws a bill of exchange or order for
          payment; -- the correlative of drawee.
          1913 webster

   2. that which is drawn; as:
      a a sliding box or receptacle in a case, which is opened
          by pulling or drawing out, and closed by pushing in.
      b pl. an under-garment worn on the lower limbs.
          1913 webster

   chest of drawers. see under chest.
      1913 webster
see also:
chest of drawers chest 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
chest \chest\ che^st, n. oe. chest, chist, as. cest, cist,
   cyst, l. cista, fr. gr. ki`sth. cf. cist, cistern.
   1. a large box of wood, or other material, having, like a
      trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth.
      1913 webster

            heaps of money crowded in the chest.  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. a coffin. obs.
      1913 webster

            he is now dead and mailed in his cheste. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   3. the part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone;
      the thorax.
      1913 webster

   4. com. a case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc.,
      are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case
      contains.
      1913 webster

   5. mech. a tight receptacle or box, usually for holding
      gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an
      engine; the wind chest of an organ.
      1913 webster

   bomb chest, see under bomb.

   chest of drawers, a case or movable frame containing
      drawers.
      1913 webster
see also:
cist cistern bomb chest bomb chest of drawers 
[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
chest of drawers
     n : furniture with drawers for keeping clothes syn: chest, bureau,
          dresser
see also:
chest bureau dresser 

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Chest >> C Words
Chest, definition of term: Chest
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Drawers >> D Words
Drawers, definition of term: Drawers
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War Chest >> W Words
War Chest, definition of term: War Chest
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Toy Chest >> T Words
Toy Chest, definition of term: Toy Chest
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Hope Chest >> H Words
Hope Chest, definition of term: Hope Chest
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Sea Chest >> S Words
Sea Chest, definition of term: Sea Chest
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