bureau
An administrative unit of government; office.
Noun 4 meanings
An administrative unit of government; office.
An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news.
“a news bureau; a travel bureau; a service bureau; an employment bureau; the Citizens Advice Bureau”
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.
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”).
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BUREAU at a glance
BUREAU has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (B 3 + U 1 + R 1 + E 1 + A 1 + U 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,477 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with bureau
All rhymes- PLATEAU9
- BEAU6
- CHATEAU12
- NOUVEAU10
- ROUSSEAU8
- TABLEAU9
- PORTMANTEAU15
- CHAPEAU14
- TROUSSEAU9
- BATEAU8
- ROULEAU7
- FLAMBEAU15
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