drawer
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- noun
- /ˈdrɔːər/
:
cajón
- I found some black electrical tape in a drawer and mended the holes.
- file drawer
- desk drawer
- open a drawer
What item did I use from the drawer in my desk?
- What item did I use from the drawer in my desk?
- So let's pull open the drawer of eyeshadow.
- Also all the doors and drawers have the slow close.
- So Nicole Tapich opened the drawers and dug around and found them.
- It's like the pennies in the top dresser drawer that you all might not spend.
Examples
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I found out where he keeps it-- in his bureau drawer, under the socks.
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In your top drawer- go ahead, open it up - there's an envelope with your name on it.
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This is the drawer that I love.
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And then in this last small drawer we have his shoes.
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Every single thing in this drawer is within one year old.
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Sitting at his desk, he opened a drawer and took out a key.
Fiction book (1990) -
So we have a little junk drawer here of random stuff.
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So I went into your drawer to find a needle and thread, and I found this.
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Down here we have these three drawers that I took from the old house.
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I organized my documents neatly in the drawer of my desk.
Synonyms
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A small separate space inside a bigger thing where you keep things
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A small space or compartment where you keep things like a backpack
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A small enclosed space used for storing things, doing small tasks, or as a quiet nook
A sliding box in furniture for keeping small items
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Etymology
Drawer comes from the verb draw, which meant 'to pull'. A drawer is literally something you 'pull' out from a piece of furniture, so the name fits the object.