vitrine

noun

Definition of vitrinenext
as in bookcase

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Recent Examples of vitrine Up on 71, there was that observatory, and by the elevators a vitrine held Chrysler’s toolbox, evidence of his beginnings as a railroad mechanic. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 27 Mar. 2026 Gehry had designed the Price exhibition in close collaboration with the artist, working through every vitrine, table, and pedestal to shape the framework through which the sculptures would be encountered. — Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026 During her first bombing, Ginny had run for shelter into a perfume shop, where the proprietress methodically moved each bottle from the streetfront vitrine into a neat line on the floor as the dust from the percussive bombs blotted out the sun. — Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026 The hallway behind the elevators serves as a mini museum, complete with a historical timeline and glass vitrine with photographs, documents, and other objects from the hotel’s storied history. — Devorah Lev-Tov, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vitrine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vitrine
  1. bookcase
  2. credenza
  3. cabinet
  4. chest
  5. secretary
  6. sideboard
  7. breakfront
  8. buffet
Noun
  • There's the moveable bookcase that concealed the hiding place and the staircase helpers used to bring the Franks food and news of the day.
    — Marie Saavedra, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • My bookcase is filled with high-minded proposals made by expert panels, mostly to address budget deficits.
    — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of bookcase
Noun
  • 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
  • Hilderbrand has colorful taper candles and funky candleholders all throughout her home, but none are featured like the all-blue tapers lining a credenza in her dining room.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of credenza
Noun
  • This isn’t like, say, opening a cabinet or swiping a bag of gummy bears from a table.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The good news is vanity cabinets are available in different heights to compensate for this.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of cabinet
Noun
  • The condition may have caused pain and produced a deformation or swelling on her chest.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • An open bag of ice cream was stored outside and not in an ice chest.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of chest
Noun
  • If the extension isn't granted, that doesn't mean the nearly 207,000 low-income, working-age Arkansans covered by Medicaid expansion would lose coverage altogether, according to department secretary Janet Mann.
    — Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The carrier was expected to replace the Lincoln, which the acting navy secretary, Hung Cao, said last week would be returning home soon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of secretary
Noun
  • Sarah Sherman Samuel is known for devising furniture worthy of an art show, and the Lulu and Georgia Hamilton sideboard is no exception.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026
  • Made in Poland from heavy mouth-blown, lead-free crystal, this carafe and tumbler set looks beautiful on a bedside table or sideboard.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
Definition of sideboard
Noun
  • 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
Definition of breakfront
Noun
  • The breakfast buffet at Lounge & Dining G is one of the property's strengths, and the fitness center, free to Bonvoy members, is open around the clock.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The restaurant, which started in Japan, brought its popular revolving buffet of sushi to Kansas City less than three years ago, landing first at 200 W 47th St.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of buffet

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