Bureau vs. Dresser

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  • Bureau (noun)

    An administrative unit of government; office.

  • Bureau (noun)

    An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news.

    “a news bureau; a travel bureau; a service bureau; an employment bureau; the Citizens Advice Bureau”

  • Bureau (noun)

    An office room where clerical or professional duties are performed.

  • Bureau (noun)

    A desk, usually with a cover and compartments that are located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath, and often used for storing papers.

  • Bureau (noun)

    A chest of drawers for clothes.

  • Dresser (noun)

    An item of kitchen furniture, like a cabinet with shelves, for storing crockery or utensils.

  • Dresser (noun)

    An item of bedroom furniture, like a low chest of drawers, often with a mirror.

  • Dresser (noun)

    One who dresses in a particular way.

    “He’s a very snappy dresser.”

  • Dresser (noun)

    A wardrobe assistant in a theatre (who helps actors put on their costume)

  • Dresser (noun)

    A surgeon’s assistant who helps to dress wounds etc.

  • Dresser (noun)

    A football hooligan who wears designer clothing; a casual.

  • Dresser (noun)

    A mechanical device used in grain mills for bolting.

  • Dresser (noun)

    A table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed, or prepared for use.

  • Dresser (noun)

    A kind of shaping large coal.

  • Dresser (noun)

    One who dresses or prepares stone.

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