bureau
/ˈbjʊɹoʊ/
noun
Common
1.n.an administrative unit of government
“the Central Intelligence Agency”
2.n.furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
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bureau and chest share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. bureau means “an administrative unit of government”. chest means “the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates”. chest is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈbjʊɹoʊ/
1.n.an administrative unit of government
“the Central Intelligence Agency”
2.n.furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
/ˈtʃɛst/
1.n.the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
2.n.box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
3.n.the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
“he beat his breast in anger”
| bureau | chest | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbjʊɹoʊ/ | /ˈtʃɛst/ |
| Said | BYUUR-oh | chest |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Letters | 6 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 2 | 4 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | agency, federal agency, government agency | thorax, pectus |
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