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drawers

21 9.9

A pair of underpants with short legs worn under clothes

noun
/drɔrz/

Archaic

: calzoncillos

Where did you find a pair of drawers so big that they come all up over your stomach?
Chest of Drawers

I I would not put my Dick in Walmart drawers ever again.

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Examples

I have worn the seat of my pants and drawers entirely off.
Well, my drawers, my drawers are dry.
The Four White Ladies Who Wash My Drawers.

Fiction book (1999)
It did help a bit, but the drawers were still quite twisted.
And I even have some in Fraser's drawers to house his underwear, socks, accessories.
She bought a new pair of drawers because the old ones had become worn out.
Max was embarrassed when he discovered that his drawers had a hole in them.
In the cold weather, he wore long drawers under his trousers for extra warmth.

Synonyms

underwear

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506 1.0

Clothes that you wear next to your skin under other clothes

is the older, more specific label often used for legged lower pieces

pantie

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124 3.6

A pair of short underwear worn by women or girls

is a dated, unisex word that often refers to legged lower garments

panty

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117 2.6

A close-fitting piece of underwear for women or girls

is the older word that more often denotes versions with leg coverage

pants

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91 4.0

A woman's underwear that covers the lower body and each leg

is the older, gender-neutral term that can imply legged lower garments

underpants

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74 1.0

Clothes people wear under other clothes that cover the area from the waist to the upper thighs

is the older term focusing on versions that include legs rather than briefs

boxers

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60 1.0

Loose underpants for men that look like shorts

is a dated word that can apply when the lower piece has legs

briefs

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25 1.5

A type of short, tight underwear that covers the hips and buttocks but not the thighs

is the older term that more commonly refers to longer legged designs

knickers

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20 8.0

Underwear women wear under their clothes

is the older, neutral term that can apply to both sexes and legs

shorts

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9 1.0

Underwear for men that covers the hips and bottom

is an older term that often suggests longer leg coverage instead of short length

long johns

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7 2.4

Warm underwear with long legs worn under clothes in cold weather

is an older term not focused on warmth but often implying legged design

bloomers

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Archaic

4 8.5

Loose underpants that women wore under their dresses in the past

is a dated lower-body name that can match loose historical shapes with legs

undershorts

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3 1.8

Short, tight underwear worn under clothes, usually by men

is the older expression that tends to imply legged rather than short styles

underthing

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Informal

3 8.4

A piece of clothing worn under other clothes like socks or an undershirt

is the older expression usually meaning a legged lower undergarment

underclothes

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1 1.5

Clothes worn next to the skin under other clothes

is the dated lower-body term that often emphasizes legged styles

underdrawers

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Archaic

1 9.9

Long underpants worn by men under their clothes for warmth

is the dated name commonly used for such legged lower garments

smallclothes

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Archaic

1 9.9

Underwear men wore under their clothes in the past

is a specific older word that often implies leg coverage

undergarb

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1 5.9

Clothes worn next to your body, like underwear

is the older lower-body word within that broader underclothing group

braies

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Archaic

1 9.9

Loose trousers worn under tunics by men in medieval Europe

is a dated lower-body word that is not limited to medieval styles

boxershorts

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1 1.9

Loose underwear for men that reach the thighs with an elastic waist

is an older label that sometimes matches when longer legs are present

fundies

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Australian

1 9.9

Underwear like briefs or underpants

is a more old-fashioned label that often denotes longer leg versions

Compounds

chest of drawers

7 2.6

A piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes and small items

Surface Forms

drawer singular

drawers plural

Morphology

drawers = drawer (transparent) = drawer + s

The form is just the regular plural of 'drawer'; the undergarment sense is lexicalized, but the morphology itself is straightforward.

Etymology

Drawers for underpants comes from the verb draw, which once meant 'to pull up', because you 'draw' them up when you put them on. So drawers are underwear you pull on under your other clothes.