dumbwaiter (noun)

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• dumbwaiter — noun A small elevator for carrying food, dishes, etc., from one floor to another in hotels, restaurants, or large homes. The banquet was delayed because the dumbwaiter broke down and the food had to be carried upstairs by hand …   Словарь американских идиом

• dumbwaiter — noun a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another • Syn: ↑food elevator • Hypernyms: ↑elevator, ↑lift * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a portable serving table or stand often with revolving shelves… …   Useful english dictionary

• dumbwaiter — noun Date: 1737 1. a portable serving table or stand 2. a small elevator used for conveying food and dishes from one story of a building to another …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• dumbwaiter — noun a) A small lift / elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another. b) A portable table used for serving …   Wiktionary

• dumbwaiter — dumb|wait|er [ dʌm,weıtər ] noun count a piece of equipment like a small ELEVATOR used for moving food and dishes up and down between the floors of a restaurant …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• food elevator — noun a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another • Syn: ↑dumbwaiter • Hypernyms: ↑elevator, ↑lift …   Useful english dictionary

• dumb|wait|er — «DUHM WAY tuhr», noun. 1. a small box with shelves that can be pulled up and down a shaft. A dumbwaiter is used to send dishes, food, cooking utensils, or small parcels from one floor of a building to another. »His flat is on the floor above… …   Useful english dictionary

• elevation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of raising Nouns 1. elevation; raising, lifting, erection; upheaval, uplift; exaltation, apotheosis, deification (see deity). Informal, heave, hike, boost. See angularity, vertical. 2. (elevated… …   English dictionary for students

• dumb betty — ˈbed.]ē, et], ]i noun Etymology: from the name Betty : a primitive mechanical household contrivance (as a washing machine or dumbwaiter) used to lighten the work of early American housewives …   Useful english dictionary

• wait·er — /ˈweıtɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] : a man who serves food or drinks to people in a restaurant see also ↑dumbwaiter, ↑headwaiter …   Useful english dictionary