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Answer for the clue "Low chest of drawers ", 7 letters:
commode

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Word definitions for commode in dictionaries

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Bedford sat down on the commode . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Attributed to Thomas Chippendale, commode , mahogany, 1766. ▪ Eline caught Joe around the waist and half-lifted, half-pulled him into place on the commode . ▪ Sister ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: toilet , can , crapper , pot , potty , stool , throne ] a tall elegant chest of drawers [syn: chiffonier ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lavatory \Lav"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. Lavatories . [L. lavatorium: cf. lavatoire. See Lave to wash, and cf. Laver .] A place for washing. A basin or other vessel for washing in. A wash or lotion for a diseased part. A place where gold is obtained by washing. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A low chest of drawers on short legs. 2 A stand for a washbowl and jug. 3 A chair containing a chamber pot. 4 (context euphemistic English) A toilet. 5 (context historical English) A kind of woman's headdress, raising the hair and fore part of the ...

Usage examples of commode.

Tables, wardrobes, commodes, mirrors, chairs - the contents of a seven-bedroomed mansion crammed into a three-room shack.

The third carried furniture: Victorian love seats, armoires, beds with richly carved roses, dressers, commodes, pier mirrors, hatstands in walnut and oak.

Beyond him I could see Sara standing impatiently amongst the forest of bentwood hatstands, Welsh dressers, bronze statuettes, library steps, and commodes.

She hoisted a heavy ewer and poured fresh water into a redware bowl on a commode, that the guests might wash before dinner.

He supported her while she lost the contents of her stomach , then, very gently, closed the commode and eased her down.

Majesty's bedroom, where the great silver bed was liberally anointed with the contents of the commode, then set ablaze.

Before departing he requested that it should be told to his dear son Patsy that the other boot which he had been looking for was at present under the commode in the return room and that the pair should be sent to Cullen's to be soled only as the heels were still good.

Under this roof – or these roofs – were miles of rare books, acres of valuable carpet, a veritable Louvre of paintings and statuary, a bull's dream of china and glass, and enough armoires, commodes, tallboys, chiffoniers, secretaries, wardrobes, rolltop desks and cellarets to fill every harem in the world.

With the hamper on the backseat and the two commodes on the floor, Qwilleran tooted a farewell to his hostess on the doorstep and headed the car toward Pickax.

He put the commodes and hamper in her car, and then he and Polly settled in the front seat of the car he had given her for Christmas.

Their commodes were in the car when it flipped, and they rattled around like ice cubes in a cocktail shaker.

No stopped-up commodes in a cat's world, Adrienne mused as Moonie curled her paws into her hair and began a thrumming little purr.

Dreams about stopped-up commodes can symbolize many things: the dreamer is emotionally repressed.

Now how am I supposed to make do without commodes for two or three days?

As well as the pots there are commodes, concealed in fine sets of steps, or chairs of innocent appearance.