dresser
/ˈdresə/noun
उच्चारण ड्रेस
बर्तनों की अलमारी (ऊपर खाने, नीचे दराज़)
Core word
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[C] British
a large piece of wooden furniture with shelves in the top part and cupboards below, used for holding dishes and cups
बर्तनों की अलमारी (ऊपर खाने, नीचे दराज़)
- The blue and white plates were arranged on the kitchen dresser.
- Grandmother kept her best glasses on the wooden dresser in the dining room.
- An old dresser in the dining room held all the family's crockery.
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- The antique dresser was brought from their village home.
- A set of steel plates was kept on the lower shelf of the dresser.
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[C] North American
a chest of drawers, usually with a mirror on top
ड्रेसिंग टेबल, शीशे वाली दराज़दार अलमारी
- She left her watch on the dresser.
- He opened the top drawer of the dresser and took out a clean shirt.
- She keeps her perfumes on the dresser.
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- The dresser has three drawers and a large mirror.
- A photo of the family stood on the dresser by the bed.
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[C]
(used with an adjective) a person who dresses in the way mentioned
(किसी विशेष ढंग से) कपड़े पहनने वाला व्यक्ति
- Radhika has always been a stylish dresser.
- He was a careless dresser but a brilliant teacher.
- Anil is a sharp dresser who always wears a tie to work.
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- My mother says I am a lazy dresser, as I wear the same shirt every week.
- He was known as a smart dresser at college.
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[C]
a person whose job is to help actors put on their costumes in a theatre
(रंगमंच में) अभिनेताओं को वेशभूषा पहनाने वाला
- The dresser waited in the wings with the queen's robe.
- The dresser helped the actor change into his costume between scenes.
- The dresser sewed a loose button back on before the show.
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- A good dresser helps actors change quickly during a performance.
- The actress thanked her dresser at the end of the play.
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a dresser (furniture)
In British English a dresser is a large wooden cupboard with shelves, used for plates; in American English it is a chest of drawers with a mirror.
ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में 'dresser' प्लेटें रखने की शेल्फ़ों वाली बड़ी लकड़ी की अलमारी है; अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में यह शीशे वाली दराज़ों की अलमारी है।
- The plates were stacked on the kitchen dresser.
- She kept her jewellery in the dresser.
adjective + dresser (a person)
With an adjective, a dresser is a person who dresses in a certain way: a smart dresser, a sloppy dresser.
Adjective के साथ 'dresser' उस व्यक्ति को कहते हैं जो किसी खास ढंग से कपड़े पहनता है: a smart dresser, a sloppy dresser।
- Radhika's uncle is a very sharp dresser.
- He is a casual dresser.
a dresser (theatre)
In a theatre, a dresser is a person who helps actors put on their costumes.
रंगमंच में 'dresser' वह व्यक्ति है जो अभिनेताओं को वेशभूषा पहनने में मदद करता है।
- The actor thanked his dresser after the show.
dresser + noun
Before nouns, dresser may appear in dresser drawer or dresser top.
संज्ञाओं से पहले 'dresser' dresser drawer और dresser top में आ सकता है।
- He left the keys on top of the dresser.
dresser vs dressing table
A dressing table is the small table with a mirror for combing hair; a dresser (American) is a chest of drawers, and in Britain a dresser holds crockery.
Dressing table शीशे वाली छोटी मेज़ है; अमेरिकी 'dresser' दराज़ों की अलमारी है और ब्रिटेन में 'dresser' बर्तन रखने की अलमारी है।
- She sat at the dressing table, not at the dresser.
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adjective + dresser (furniture)
woodenoldoakWelshpaintedkitchen
- An old oak dresser stood against the kitchen wall.
adjective + dresser (person)
smartstylishsloppysharpcasualsnappy
- She is a stylish dresser who loves handloom sarees.
on / in the dresser
on the dresserin the dresserfrom the dresserinside the dresser
- The comb is in the dresser.
dresser + furniture items
mirrordrawershelvesplatescups
- The dresser mirror was cracked.
verb + dresser (furniture)
dustpolishmoverepaintbuy
- They repainted the old dresser in bright blue.
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- The cups and plates are arranged neatly on the dresser.
कप और प्लेटें dresser पर सलीके से सजी हुई हैं।
- Radhika's mother keeps the family's old photographs in the dresser drawer.
राधिका की माँ परिवार की पुरानी तस्वीरें dresser की दराज़ में रखती हैं।
- He is known as a sharp dresser in the office.
दफ़्तर में वह सलीकेदार कपड़े पहनने के लिए जाना जाता है।
- The theatre company hired a dresser for the lead actress.
नाट्य मंडली ने मुख्य अभिनेत्री के लिए एक dresser नियुक्त किया।
- A heavy wooden dresser blocked the doorway.
लकड़ी का एक भारी dresser दरवाज़े का रास्ता रोक रहा था।
- The photograph on the dresser showed Radhika's grandparents on their wedding day.
Dresser पर रखी तस्वीर में राधिका के दादा-दादी अपनी शादी के दिन दिख रहे थे।