A2 (مبتدی)

سطح:

Region:

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

dresser

dress‧er /ˈdresə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑dress, ↑dresser, ↑dressing; adjective: ↑dressed ≠ ↑undressed, ↑dressy; verb: ↑dress ≠ ↑undress]
1. British English a large piece of furniture with open shelves for storing plates, dishes etc SYN Welsh dresser
2. American English a piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes, sometimes with a mirror on top SYN chest of drawers British English
3. a fashionable/stylish/sloppy etc dresser someone who dresses in a fashionable etc way:
Stanley was an impeccable dresser.
4. someone who takes care of someone’s clothes, especially an actor’s in the theatre, and helps them to dress

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dresser

dress·er [dresser dressers] [ˈdresə(r)] [ˈdresər] noun

1. (also ˌWelsh ˈdresser) (BrE) a large piece of wooden furniture with shelves in the top part and cupboards below, used for displaying and storing cups, plates, etc.

2. (NAmE) = chest of drawers

3. (used with an adjective) a person who dresses in the way mentioned

• a snappy dresser
4. (in a theatre) a person whose job is to take care of an actor's clothes for a play and help him/her to get dressed
See also: Welsh dresser
Word Origin:
senses 1 to 2 late Middle English (denoting a kitchen sideboard or table on which food was prepared): from Old French dresseur, from dresser ‘prepare’, based on Latin directus ‘direct, straight’.
Example Bank:
• I put the kettle on and took two cups and saucers down from the dresser.
• The china display in her dresser was all blue and white.

• There was a small dresser in the corner of the bedroom.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

dresser / dres.ə r / / -ɚ / noun [ C ] (FURNITURE)

UK a tall piece of furniture with cupboards below and shelves on the top half:
a kitchen dresser
A2 US a piece of bedroom furniture with drawers, usually with a mirror on top, used especially for keeping clothes in

dresser / ˈdres.ə r / / -ɚ / noun [ C ] (CLOTHES)

used in phrases that describe the type of clothes that someone wears:

She was always a very stylish dresser.

He's a very snappy (= stylish and modern) dresser.

specialized a person who works in the theatre or in films, helping the actors to put on their clothes

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

dresser

/dresə(r)/
(dressers)

1.
A dresser is a chest of drawers, usually with a mirror on the top. (AM; in BRIT, use dressing table)
N-COUNT

2.
A dresser is a piece of furniture which has cupboards or drawers in the lower part and shelves in the top part. It is usually used for storing china. (mainly BRIT)
N-COUNT

3.
You can use dresser to refer to the kind of clothes that a person wears. For example, if you say that someone is a smart dresser, you mean that they wear smart clothes.
N-COUNT: adj N

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

dresser
dress·er /ˈdrɛsɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count]
1 : a person who dresses in a particular way
• She is a stylish/sloppy dresser.
2 US : a piece of furniture that has drawers for storing clothes : chest of drawers
3 Brit : hutch 1

- see also hairdresser window dresser

dresser

noun

0

closet

closet [noun]

A cupboard or a small room with a door, used for storing things, especially clothes

US

/ˈklɑː.zət/

UK

/ˈklɒz.ɪt/

کمد

مثال:

She hung my overcoat in the closet

او پالتو مرا در كمد آويخت‌.

A cupboard or a small room with a door, used for storing things, especially clothes

معادل فارسی:

کمد

مثال انگلیسی:

She hung my overcoat in the closet

او پالتو مرا در كمد آويخت‌.

سطح، موضوع و برچسب

موضوع:

سطح:

Region:

British English

Oxford Essential Dictionary

closet

noun (American)
a space in a wall with a door that reaches the ground, used for storing clothes, shoes, etc.:
a walk-in closet

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

closet

I. clos‧et¹ S3 /ˈklɒzət, ˈklɒzɪt $ ˈklɑː-, ˈklɒː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: clos 'enclosed place', from Latin clausum, from clausus; ⇨ ↑close²]
1. especially American English a cupboard built into the wall of a room from the floor to the ceiling ⇨ wardrobe:
a closet full of beautiful clothes
2. come out of the closet
a) to tell people that you are ↑homosexual after hiding the fact SYN come out
b) to admit something or to start to discuss something that was kept secret before
3. be in the closet American English informal to not tell people that you are ↑homosexual
⇨ ↑water closet, ⇨ a skeleton in the closet at ↑skeleton(5)
II. closet² BrE AmE adjective
closet homosexual/alcoholic etc someone who is a ↑homosexual etc but who does not want to admit it:
a closet communist
III. closet³ BrE AmE verb [transitive usually passive]
to shut someone in a room away from other people in order to discuss something private, to be alone etc
be closeted with somebody
All morning he’d been closeted with various officials.
Don’t let her closet herself away in her room.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

closet

closet [closet closets closeted closeting] noun, adjective, verb [ˈklɒzɪt] [ˈklɑːzət]

noun (especially NAmE)
a small room or a space in a wall with a door that reaches the floor, used for storing things
• a walk-in closet

compare cupboard, wardrobe
see also water closet
see also come out (¹⁰), see a skeleton in the cupboard/closet at skeleton
Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a private or small room): from Old French, diminutive of clos ‘closed’, from Latin claudere ‘to shut’.
Thesaurus:
closet noun C (especially AmE)
• a walk-in closet for her clothes
cupboard • • wardrobe • • pantry • • cabinet • • unit •
walk-in closet/cupboard/wardrobe/pantry
built-in closet/cupboard/wardrobe
wall/storage/kitchen closet/cupboard/cabinet/unit
Example Bank:
• He searched his closet for something to wear.
• He went to the closet and pulled out a suit.
• Her closet was filled with black clothes.
• I picked a shirt from the closet.
• I raided Bob's closet for something to wear.
• More public figures are finding the courage to come out of the closet.
• They were hoping to find some skeletons in his closet.
• clothes hanging in the closet
• It's about time I cleared out this closet.
• She has a walk-in closet for all her clothes.

Idiom: come out of the closet

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

closet / klɒz.ɪt / / klɑ.zɪt / noun [ C ] mainly US

A2 a cupboard or a small room with a door, used for storing things, especially clothes:
a bedroom/linen/storage closet

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

closet

/klɒzɪt/
(closets)

1.
A closet is a piece of furniture with doors at the front and shelves inside, which is used for storing things. (AM; in BRIT, use cupboard)
N-COUNT

2.
A closet is a very small room for storing things, especially one without windows. (AM; also BRIT OLD-FASHIONED)
N-COUNT

3.
Closet is used to describe a person who has beliefs, habits, or feelings which they keep secret, often because they are embarrassed about them. Closet is also used of their beliefs, habits, or feelings.
He is a closet Fascist.
ADJ: ADJ n

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹clos·et /ˈklɑːzət/ noun, pl -ets
1 [count] chiefly US : a usually small room that is used for storing things (such as clothing, towels, or dishes)
• The sheets and blankets are in the hall closet.
• He has a closet full of new clothes.
• broom/coat closets
• a walk-in closet [=a large closet usually for clothes]
- see also water closet
2 [noncount] : a state in which someone will not talk about something or admit something especially; : a state in which someone will not admit being a homosexual - usually used in the phrases in the closet or out of the closet
• He's still in the closet. [=he has not told people that he is gay]
• She came out of the closet in college.
skeleton in the/your closet

British English