Thesaurus results for BREAKFRONT

breakfront

noun

Definition of breakfront

as in bookcase

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Recent Examples of breakfront Drapery panels in Jim Thompson’s Choisya, trimmed in Samuel & Sons, frame the couple’s vintage breakfront, which keeps Khouri’s Royal Crown Derby china within reach. — Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026 For many of us, stemmed crystal sparkled under the dimmed light of a breakfront while a collection of coffee mugs were stacked gingerly on top of each other in a shuttered cabinet. — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025 Tucked between a George II mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase and a series of manuscript and watercolor maps showing the waterways of Venice, Clausen found a type of antiquated nautical map known as a portolan chart. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023 The breakfront cabinet is set against a wall of antique mirror panels, and the ceiling wallcovering is by Wolf Gordon. — Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 16 Apr. 2021 There was no room for my mother’s bird’s-eye breakfront, her turn-of-the-century chairs. — Lizzie Skurnick, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020 Behind the dining room table is more of Offaim’s collection of glasses and pottery, stored in golden yellow cabinets that serve as a kind of casual breakfront, with olive green wainscotting set between the upper and lower cabinets. — Jessica Steinberg, Bon Appetit, 8 June 2018 The order included a mahogany table, sideboard, breakfront, and 10 chairs. — Emily Price, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2018

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Noun

While sorting through the home, staff found the book tucked away in an old bookcase.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026
Alkhatib commissioned a wooden bookcase with illuminated glass shelves for his office to display his collection, which grew to about 150 objects representing 66 countries.

— Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of bookcase

Noun

That warmth extends to the living room, anchored by a bespoke credenza with vinyl pockets and runs across the wall.

— Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
Its long, trailing vines can spill over a hanging basket or shelf or creep along a credenza.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of credenza

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The woman was found by medical staff in a reclining chair in the hospital room with a gunshot wound to her chest, according to court records.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
The father’s tears drew a strong pain across my chest, as if dragging a knife point across a steel bench.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of chest

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He was reelected four years later and was succeeded by one of his cabinet ministers, Dilma Rousseff, in 2010.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The sellers also have put in some work, installing new appliances and a sleek sage-green backsplash in a galley kitchen that’s both flush with cabinet space and decently large.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of cabinet

Noun

The well-size main bedroom has leafy views and another decorative fireplace, although the person doing the listing’s photos has oddly chosen to hide it behind a bed; the second bedroom can easily handle a bunk-bed situation plus a sideboard.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Oct. 2026
One highlight includes an oak sideboard from Walker Edison that’s sure to impress any visiting in-laws.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of sideboard

Noun

The board includes a representative from the team, the commerce secretary, appointees of the governor and legislative leaders and local representatives from Kansas City, Kansas, and Olathe.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
The equipment truck had left spring training in Tempe, Arizona, and was in Salt Lake City, unsure where to go, when Selig called traveling secretary Tommy Ferguson, who had held the same job with the Braves.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of secretary

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Golden Corral has developed a sophisticated system to keep the buffet model viable despite challenging economic conditions, The Wall Street Journal recently reported.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Insider tip Don’t sleep on the French pastries on the breakfast buffet, including pain au chocolat and buttery madeleines.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of buffet

Noun

Our heroes have escaped the perilous jungles of Jumanji before, but this time Jumanji breaks free of its console, unleashing its chaos into our world.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026
Microsoft’s current Asus ROG Xbox Ally X handheld Xbox console runs the full version of Windows 11, but apparently, the Xbox team isn't happy with the experience.

— Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026

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