Drawer
noun
A part of a piece of furniture, like a desk or chest, that is shaped like a box and can be pulled in and out for storing things.
She took a dress out of the drawer.
Often appears as...
- open the drawer
- close the drawer
noun
A person who makes drawings or sketches.
She is a skilled drawer of human faces.
Often appears as...
- gifted drawer
- amateur drawer
noun
The person who writes a bill of exchange or draft.
In a transaction, the drawer drafts the bill to make the payee receive payment from the drawee.
Often appears as...
- drawer of bill
- drawer's liability
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Technical
noun
A part of a piece of furniture, like a desk or chest, that is shaped like a box and can be pulled in and out for storing things.
She took a dress out of the drawer.
Often appears as...
- open the drawer
- close the drawer
noun
A person who makes drawings or sketches.
She is a skilled drawer of human faces.
Often appears as...
- gifted drawer
- amateur drawer
noun
The person who writes a bill of exchange or draft.
In a transaction, the drawer drafts the bill to make the payee receive payment from the drawee.
Often appears as...
- drawer of bill
- drawer's liability
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Furniture Component
Remember that a drawer for storing items is often part of larger furniture pieces.
The desk has several drawers for office supplies.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Rectangular
Drawers come in various shapes, but their defining feature is the sliding mechanism.
The round bedside table has a small drawer for glasses.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Locations
Drawers are common in bedrooms and kitchens, but less so in places like bathrooms.
She organized her makeup in the bedroom drawers.
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You all got crisper drawers? The drawer that you put your lettuces in? Lettuces have a habit of going soggy in the crisper drawers, don't they? Yeah? Soggy lettuces? In the U.K., this is such a problem that there was a government report a few years ago that actually said the second biggest offender
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like the incessant texting or the going through his drawers, that tend to lead to this outcome. We see the problem, it's like, if a fight breaks out in every bar you're going to, it might be you. In order to be good editors, we need to offer wise compassion,
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helped the mob run the skim one of his jobs became to put hundred-dollar bills in a lockbox drawer and set it on the back counter and it disappeared and an empty one showed up that was every day five days a week quality was at work and
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passionate drawer like Leonardo must have made self-portraits from time to time so let's try to find them I think that if we were to scan all of his work and look for self-portraits we would find his face looking at us so I looked
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to come into compliance with code, he said, "Fine, I'm just going to build a pirate supply store." And that's what he did. And it's beautiful. It's all wood. There's drawers you can pull out and get citrus so you don't get scurvy.
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We can see their home here. And we also visited a family in the poorer end, down here. And then what we can do now is we can do instant comparisons of things in their homes. Let's look in their cutlery drawer. So, observe the
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3 creative ways to fix...
more seriously, then we need to take this to the next step and start to design clothes to also be compostable at the end of their lives. For most of the types of clothes we have in our closet the average lifespan is about three years. Now, I'm sure there's many of us that have gems in our drawers that are much older than that, which is great.
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This Platypus Can Glow...
actually squirrels yeah it's not always green it could be pink could be red can be orange not always green but then they had an accident they opened the wrong drawer they opened a drawer of animals which are monotremes monotremes meaning that they are a type of mammal that lays eggs they lay eggs if that's not cool enough when they show
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Leyla Acaroglu: Paper...
You all got crisper drawers? The drawer that you put your lettuces in? Lettuces have a habit of going soggy in the crisper drawers, don't they? Yeah? Soggy lettuces? In the U.K., this is such a problem that there was a government report a few years ago that actually said the second biggest offender
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helped me of my marriage because I am more the visionary type I'm like my husband doesn't even want to talk about like a summer driving trip like okay where should we go in the summer and he's like this drawer doesn't pull out right and then he's all about the
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How changing your story...
like the incessant texting or the going through his drawers, that tend to lead to this outcome. We see the problem, it's like, if a fight breaks out in every bar you're going to, it might be you. In order to be good editors, we need to offer wise compassion,
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Everything around you...
I am not talking about the Internet of Things. I'm not talking about creating another gadget you get bored with and throw in the back of your drawer and forget about. I am talking about the foundational, important principle which guides my
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helped the mob run the skim one of his jobs became to put hundred-dollar bills in a lockbox drawer and set it on the back counter and it disappeared and an empty one showed up that was every day five days a week quality was at work and
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How to find the true...
passionate drawer like Leonardo must have made self-portraits from time to time so let's try to find them I think that if we were to scan all of his work and look for self-portraits we would find his face looking at us so I looked
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Mac Barnett: Why a good...
to come into compliance with code, he said, "Fine, I'm just going to build a pirate supply store." And that's what he did. And it's beautiful. It's all wood. There's drawers you can pull out and get citrus so you don't get scurvy.
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See how the rest of the...
We can see their home here. And we also visited a family in the poorer end, down here. And then what we can do now is we can do instant comparisons of things in their homes. Let's look in their cutlery drawer. So, observe the
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Jennifer Grant
American Actress
Few men in their 70s looked as good as my father did. What was his secret? Genes, maybe, since he didn't exercise or diet, and he kept a candy drawer, drank a pot of black coffee every day, and read in the middle of the night. Still, he took such joy in being a dad - and in life in general - and his happiness showed.
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Caitlin Rose
American Musician
If I could be more vague I'd write more about people in my life, but I hate hurting feelings or making people feel uncomfortable. I've done that before. Unless they're sad songs. Those get finished fast, but the mean ones often end up at the back of the bottom drawer and it's probably for the best.
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
Unforgiven' is probably an example of a script that I liked right away but thought, 'This is great, but I'd like to do this when I'm older.' So I stuck it in the drawer for ten years and then took it out.
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Richard Jenkins
American Actor
Losing a parent makes you realize how temporary everything is - you're looking through someone's whole life in a drawer, and they're very simply gone.
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Frank McCourt
Irish Author
I was just dreaming, and if, if I'd written the book and nobody wanted it, I would have put it in the drawer and said, 'Well, I did that.
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Peter Bichsel
Swiss Writer
Why does one always ask a writer why they stopped? I am sure everyone finds in any drawer a few dear poems.
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La La Anthony
American Entertainer
In the house, I have a drawer that's just filled with Carmex. It's just my thing.
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Tia Mowry
American Actress
My house is completely organized from my closets to my drawers.
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Kemba Walker
American Athlete
I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I just work hard.
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Geraldine Ferraro
American Politician
My desk drawer is filled with all kinds of prayers.
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Jennifer Grant
American Actress
Few men in their 70s looked as good as my father did. What was his secret? Genes, maybe, since he didn't exercise or diet, and he kept a candy drawer, drank a pot of black coffee every day, and read in the middle of the night. Still, he took such joy in being a dad - and in life in general - and his happiness showed.
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Caitlin Rose
American Musician
If I could be more vague I'd write more about people in my life, but I hate hurting feelings or making people feel uncomfortable. I've done that before. Unless they're sad songs. Those get finished fast, but the mean ones often end up at the back of the bottom drawer and it's probably for the best.
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
Unforgiven' is probably an example of a script that I liked right away but thought, 'This is great, but I'd like to do this when I'm older.' So I stuck it in the drawer for ten years and then took it out.
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Richard Jenkins
American Actor
Losing a parent makes you realize how temporary everything is - you're looking through someone's whole life in a drawer, and they're very simply gone.
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Frank McCourt
Irish Author
I was just dreaming, and if, if I'd written the book and nobody wanted it, I would have put it in the drawer and said, 'Well, I did that.
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Peter Bichsel
Swiss Writer
Why does one always ask a writer why they stopped? I am sure everyone finds in any drawer a few dear poems.
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La La Anthony
American Entertainer
In the house, I have a drawer that's just filled with Carmex. It's just my thing.
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Tia Mowry
American Actress
My house is completely organized from my closets to my drawers.
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Kemba Walker
American Athlete
I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I just work hard.
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Geraldine Ferraro
American Politician
My desk drawer is filled with all kinds of prayers.
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