bureau
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a small private room for study or prayersynonyms: lieu privé
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professional or clerical workers in an officetype of:personnelpersonnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
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place of business where professional or clerical duties are performedtypes:guichetthe office where tickets of admission are soldbureau de la comptabilitéoffice used by the accountants of a businessministèrean office where government employees worksiège, siège principal(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprisebureau de prêtan office where loans are negotiated and repaidsalle de rédactionan office in which news is processed by a newspaper or news agency or television or radio stationbureau maritimethe office of a shipping agent; an office where seamen are hiredtype of:établissement commercialan establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered
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an administrative unit of governmentsynonyms: instancetypes:bureau de poste, postean independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United Statespolicethe force of policemen and officerstype of:unité administrativea unit with administrative responsibilities
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a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartmentssynonyms: table de travailtype of:tablea piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
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Vocabulary lists containing bureau
Words like "desk" and "chair" are so drab and commonplace that we pay them no mind. Give your vocabulary a makeover with these words for furniture that will have you sounding like a famous interior designer.
While trying to track down her missing mother, thirteen-year-old Salamanca entertains her grandparents with strange stories about a girl named Phoebe Winterbottom.
Influenced by Charlotte Perkins Gilman's personal experiences, "The Yellow Wallpaper" tells the story of a woman who is forbidden from working due to "nervous depression" and begins to obsess over the unusual wallpaper in her room.