Drawer Meaning
/dɹɔː(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
nounA side panel containing supplementary content.
Sentence Examples
The desk drawer is open.
The drawer won't open.
He hid the letter in a drawer.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He found his missing keys inside the top desk ____ near the lamp.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The desk ____ is open.
Word Origin & History
From draw (“to move by pulling”) + -er; compare French tiroir. Attested from the 16th century.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He knelt down and began shoving the drawer into the slot; the rail was misaligned so he banged it with the heel of his hand. It stuck."
— 2008, Jesmyn Ward, Where the Line Bleeds, Bloomsbury (2018), page 144:
"The step-ins are of two sorts; the knicker combination with open bloomer and chemise top; and circular drawer style, with chemise top and gussets at back and front that give extra width at the bottom."
— 1918, The Corset and Underwear Review, volume 12, page 74:
"Customers in the underwear department at MacDougal-Southwick’s, on the other hand, have evinced quite an interest in the French drawer style, with binding in contrasting color and the separate vests also bound in the contrasting color."
— 1922, The Underwear & Hosiery Review, volume 5, page 67, column 2:
"Today men of every age are turning to the athletic pull-over shirt and drawer type of underwear."
— 1930 April 26, directed by Amos Parrish, “What’s In Fashion: Underwear For Men”, in The Pittsburgh Press, volume XLVI, number 305, Pittsburgh, Pa., page ten, column 4:
"Men’s Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers / 50ᶜ ea. / For the man who wants the shirt-and-drawer type of underwear but, naturally, wants lightweight now."
— 1935 May 4, “Hand-Picked Bargains–from a Store full of them!”, in Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, N.Y., page 3, column 3:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He found his missing keys inside the top desk ____ near the lamp.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The desk ____ is open.