dresser

[US]/'dresə/
[UK]/'drɛsɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes and other items
a piece of furniture with shelves or compartments for storing dishes
a person who is wearing clothes

Phrases & Collocations

wheel dresser

hair dresser

Example Sentences

a mahogany dresser with an inlaid teak design.

It's a dresser with doored compartments.

a bowfront dresser; a bowfront house.

she put the bucket on top of the dresser to catch the drips.

found some extra change on the dresser;

combed the dresser drawers for a lost bracelet.

Real-world Examples

He's really nice and smart, and he's a great dresser.

Source: Friends Season 6

Well, he's a great dresser, a great dancer. -That doesn't prove anything.

Source: Modern Family - Season 01

Your dresser is missing, but this she notices.

Source: Friends Season 3

The hat is on the dresser.

Source: New Target Junior High School English Grade 7 (Upper)

Yeah, it was...it was on the dresser.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

I don't know. Are they on the dresser?

Source: Lai Shih-Hsiung's Beginner American English (Volume 1)

We still need to find an armoire and a dresser.

Source: EnglishPod 181-270

I've got a box of condoms in my dresser.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

Dad, we can't bury Nana in a dresser from Makea.

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

Many people live without beds, without dressers, without tables and chairs.

Source: BBC Listening February 2015 Collection

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