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drawer

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draw·er  (drôr)
n.
1. One that draws, especially one that draws an order for the payment of money.
2. also (drôr) A boxlike compartment in furniture that can be pulled out and pushed in.
3. drawers (drôrz) Underpants.

drawer
Noun
1. a sliding box-shaped part of a piece of furniture used for storage
2. a person or thing that draws
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.drawerdrawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
buffet, sideboard, counter - a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
chest of drawers, dresser, bureau, chest - furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
chiffonier, commode - a tall elegant chest of drawers
container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
desk - a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
lock - a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
storage space - the area in any structure that provides space for storage
2.drawer - the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else
money dealer, money handler - a person who receives or invests or pays out money
3.drawer - an artist skilled at drawing
artist, creative person - a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
cartoonist - a person who draws cartoons
pavement artist - someone who draws on the pavement with colored chalks (hoping that passers-by will give them money)
sketcher - someone who draws sketches
Translations
Spanish drawer [drɔːʳ] ncajón m [of cheque] → librador(a) m/f
French drawer [drɔːʳ] ntiroir m [ˈdrɔːəʳ] [of cheque] → tireur m
German drawer [drɔːʳ] draw nSchublade f
Italian drawer [drɔːʳ] ncassetto [ˈdrɔːəʳ] [of cheque] → riscuotitore/trice

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I found it, with the scrap-book and the newspaper cuttings, under a collection of empty boxes and bottles, in a drawer of the washhand-stand.
The long drawer under Borckman's bunk caught his eye.
As he went, he struck upon a drawer left open in the business table.
 
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