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Meaning of "chifforobe" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHIFFOROBE

chifforobe  [ˈʃɪfəˌrəʊb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHIFFOROBE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chifforobe is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHIFFOROBE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chifforobe

Chifforobe

A chifforobe /ˈtʃɪfˈɔəroʊb/ is a closet-like piece of furniture that combines a long space for hanging clothes with a chest of drawers. Typically the wardrobe section runs down one side of the piece, while the drawers occupy the other side. It may have two enclosing doors or have the drawer fronts exposed and a separate door for the hanging space. Chifforobes were first advertised in the 1908 Sears, Roebuck Catalogue, which described them as "a modern invention, having been in use only a short time." The term itself is a portmanteau of the words chiffonier and wardrobe. The word is used in the United States, primarily in the southern portion of the country, in Puerto Rico, and in Cuba. Its use has been attested as far apart as Georgia and Vermont. In those references, it was used as a water closet or potty. The word has been used in Texas, but is not as common as its synonyms such as bureau or dresser. Alternative spellings include: chiffarobe, chifferobe, chiffrobe, chifrobe, and shifferobe.

Definition of chifforobe in the English dictionary

The definition of chifforobe in the dictionary is an article of furniture that comprises a chest of drawers and a wardrobe.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHIFFOROBE


aerobe
ˈɛərəʊb
anaerobe
æˈnɛərəʊb
bathrobe
ˈbɑːθˌrəʊb
cryoprobe
ˈkraɪəʊˌprəʊb
disrobe
dɪsˈrəʊb
enrobe
ɪnˈrəʊb
floordrobe
ˈflɔːˌdrəʊb
garderobe
ˈɡɑːdˌrəʊb
geoprobe
ˈdʒiːəʊˌprəʊb
microbe
ˈmaɪkrəʊb
microprobe
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌprəʊb
milliprobe
ˈmɪlɪˌprəʊb
probe
prəʊb
reprobe
riːˈprəʊb
robe
rəʊb
saprobe
ˈsæprəʊb
scrobe
skrəʊb
strobe
strəʊb
unrobe
ʌnˈrəʊb
wardrobe
ˈwɔːdrəʊb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHIFFOROBE

chieftainess
chieftainry
chieftainship
chiel
Chiengmai
chiffchaff
chiffon
chiffonade
chiffonier
chiffonnier
chiffony
Chifley
chigetai
chigga
chigger
chignon
chignoned
chigoe

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHIFFOROBE

adobe
capsule wardrobe
christening robe
ear lobe
englobe
frontal lobe
globe
hanging wardrobe
homophobe
jobe
Kobe
lap robe
lobe
night robe
parietal lobe
space probe
technophobe
temporal lobe
the globe
Yobe

Synonyms and antonyms of chifforobe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chifforobe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHIFFOROBE

Find out the translation of chifforobe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chifforobe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chifforobe» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

chifforobe
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ropero
570 millions of speakers

English

chifforobe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

chifforobe
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

chifforobe
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

chifforobe
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chifforobe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

chifforobe
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chiffonnier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chifforobe
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

chifforobe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

chifforobe
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

chifforobe
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chifforobe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chifforobe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

chifforobe
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिफफोरोबा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şifoniyeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chifforobe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chifforobe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

chifforobe
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chifforobe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

chifforobe
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chifforobe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chifforobe
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chifforobe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chifforobe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIFFOROBE»

The term «chifforobe» is normally little used and occupies the 141.083 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIFFOROBE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chifforobe» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chifforobe» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chifforobe

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHIFFOROBE»

Discover the use of chifforobe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chifforobe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Grand Rapids Furniture Record
37 Chifforobe Height, 62 inches Width, 44 inches "ii mil iiimimn n tttttt. r. iiHiiiuniuiniininimiiimimninninniiiniiiiiinuiiminiiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiiiimni niiuiiiiiiinmmnmnnnin mnniuiuniiiiiiimiiiiu iiiiiminnuuiuiiiiiiniimiiiii iniiiiiiiuiimiiiii iiiuiuiiiiiimiin.p ...
2
Clothing Containers: Closet, Tansu, Chest of Drawers, ...
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3
Mockingbird
I thinkwewould allbe a lotsafer without gods.” At thatexact moment Ihearda laugh. A tiny,mean snicker, quiet but unmistakable. It camefrom the chifforobe. My heart stopped; then raced, smashing against my ribs. “Let'stalk about money,” I said.
Sean Stewart, 2013
4
To Kill a Mockingbird ; Tender Mercies ; And, The Trip to ...
Uh, there's this old chifforobe in the yard . . . and I ... I said, "You come up here, boy, and bust up this chifforobe, and I'll give you a nickel." So he ... he come on in the yard and I go into the house to get him the nickel and I turn around, and 'fore I  ...
Horton Foote, 1989
5
Inland Printer/American Lithographer
A Chicago concern recently secured 6,815 new dealers in ninety days, through a combination of the methods sketched in the preceding paragraphs — that is, direct advertising direct A Dandy Chifforobe for $21.°-» You most certainly don't ...
6
Flannery O'Connor
The place was deserted, however; the house bare except for his mother's chifforobe. Hazel had anchored the object securely to the floor and left a fiercely warning note in every drawer: "THIS SHIFFER-ROBE BELONGS TO HAZEL MOTES.
Miles Orvell
7
Wise Blood
There was nothing left in thehouse but the chifforobe in the kitchen. His mother had always slept in the kitchen and had her walnut chifforobe in there. She had given thirty dollars for itand hadn't bought herself anything else bigagain.
Flannery O’Connor
8
The Blue Door
my chifforobe!" Lizzy crossed the room in two strides to sweep a comb and Bible from a beautiful mahagony chifforobe. "For shame, Lizzy! Pick them up!" It was clear that Plumy was in charge here. Lizzy did so. "It's my chifforobe and you know ...
Ann Rinaldi, 1999
9
New Stories from the South : the Year's Best. 1986-2007
There was nothing in her wagon but a ten-foot tall chifforobe lying on its side. Inside the chifforobe was an old Master. One corner of the canvas had begun to blister from the heat. I drove here all alone from Marietta, she said, and I expect at  ...
Shannon Ravenel, Larry Brown, 2007
10
Wise Blood
There was nothing left in the house but the chifforobe in the kitchen. His mother had always slept in the kitchen and had her walnut chifforobe in there. She had given thirty dollars for it and hadn't bought herself anything else big again.
Flannery O'Connor, 1952

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHIFFOROBE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chifforobe is used in the context of the following news items.
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Horse Racing: Fair Meadows entries for Thursday, June 4
Lincoln County (Diaz) 10/1. 7. Merkava (Johnstone) 7/2. 8. Chifforobe (Kimes) 5/2. 9. Gospel Style (Lejeune) 15/1. 10. R Gold Case (Cruz) 20/1. «Tulsa World, Jun 15»
2
Harper Lee's Go Set A Watchman Book Cover Is Revealed!!
Well, bust our chifforobe! HarperCollins publishers revealed the book jacket for the highly anticipated Harper Lee book Go Set A Watchman, the ... «PerezHilton.com, Mar 15»
3
What Alex + Ada Can Teach Us About Avoiding the Robot Apocalypse
... a revealing drop of purple robot blood in the mosh pit, and a room full of savages tears her apart like she busted up the wrong chifforobe. «Paste Magazine, Mar 15»
4
Why Handball's World Championship in Qatar Should Worry World …
It's the fast, physical, seven-on-seven court sport in which players try to hurl a ball the size of a honeydew into a net the size of a chifforobe. «Slate Magazine, Feb 15»
5
Whoopi Goldberg Clears The Air On 'Live' Fart
“I sat around, cleaning your cars for all these years, shining your shoes, buffering up your chifforobe, and I didn't get one offer for this job!,” Rock ... «Vibe, Dec 14»
6
Now Chris Rocks Thinks He Should Have Gotten Letterman's Job
... “I sat around, cleaning your cars for all these years, shining your shoes, buffering up your chifforobe, and I didn't get one offer for this job!”. «Mediaite, Dec 14»
7
The Stacks: Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues …
The room held a sizable amount of old, worn furniture: the bed, a studio couch, three stuffed chairs, a chifforobe and a dresser. Beside the bed ... «Daily Beast, Jun 14»
8
What makes it Southern?
(For those who aren't from Around H'Yar, a chifforobe is a piece of furniture, with a closet-like space for hanging clothes — sort of like what the ... «StarNewsOnline.com, Feb 14»
9
California African American Museum Exhibit Features Self-Taught …
Then there is Louisiana native Herbert Singleton, who crafted his first bas-relief panel from a dismantled chifforobe. Their messages, some ... «LA Downtown News Online, Nov 13»
10
At home: Millstadt home features creative additions and family …
In the family room an antique chifforobe houses electronics that would look out of place with the vintage décor. Even the cat litter box is cleverly ... «STLtoday.com, Nov 13»

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