1
: one that draws: such as
a
: a person who causes liquor to come out of a container : one who draws (see draw entry 1 sense 1b) liquor
b
c
: one that draws (see draw entry 1 sense transitive 7) a bill of exchange or order for payment or makes a promissory note
2
dialectal also ˈdrȯ
: a sliding box or receptacle opened by pulling out and closed by pushing in
kept the letters in the top drawer of her dresser
in the silverware drawer
3
dialectal also ˈdrȯ
drawers plural
: an article of clothing (such as underwear) for the lower body
a clean pair of drawers
Examples of drawer in a Sentence
the top drawer of the desk
There are some pens in my desk drawer.
He stood there in only his drawers.
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Tina, as though offended by Lilian’s nonchalance, clicked her tongue and retrieved a Band-Aid from a drawer.
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Tina, as though offended by Lilian’s nonchalance, clicked her tongue and retrieved a Band-Aid from a drawer.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Beef and chicken were stored in a drawer below a grill at unsafe temperatures.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
The same goes for hardware: No longer does the faucet have to match the drawer pulls, say designers.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drawer
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“Drawer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawer. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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drawer
noun
draw·er
ˈdrȯ(-ə)r 
1
: one that draws
2
: a sliding boxlike compartment (as in a desk)
3
plural
: an undergarment for the lower part of the body
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