bureau
/ˈbjʊroʊ/
noun
- A chest of drawers for storing clothes, often with a mirror.
- The antique bureau had a large mirror attached to the back.
- He kept his socks and ties in the top drawer of the bureau.
- She folded her sweaters and placed them in the bureau.
- An office or department that handles specific business or government work.
- She works for the local census bureau.
- The travel bureau helped us book our flights and hotel.
- The news bureau sent a reporter to cover the story.
- A writing desk with drawers and a sloping top.
- He sat at his bureau to write letters by candlelight.
- The old bureau had a secret compartment for hiding documents.
- She kept her stationery and pens in the bureau's small drawers.