bureau
Noun
- A chest of drawers; an administrative department.
- an administrative unit of government
- "the Census Bureau"
- furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
- An administrative unit of government; office.
- An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news.
- An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed).
- A desk, usually with a cover and compartments that are located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath, and often used for storing papers.
- A chest of drawers for clothes.
Examples
- a news bureau; a travel bureau; a service bureau; an employment bureau; the Citizens Advice Bureau
- She organized her Scrabble tiles as neatly as a bureau, ready for her next strategic move.
Origin / Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French bureau, earlier "coarse cloth (as desk cover), baize", from Old French burel (“woolen cloth”), diminutive of *bure (compare Middle French bure (“coarse woolen cloth”), French bourre (“hair, fluff”)), from Late Latin burra (“wool, fluff, shaggy cloth, coarse fabric”); akin to Ancient Greek βερβέριον (berbérion, “shabby garment”). Doublet of burel and borrel, taken from Old French.
Synonyms
agency, authority, chest, chest of drawers, dresser, federal agency, government agency, office, bu, bu.
Scrabble Score: 8
bureau: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbureau: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bureau: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary