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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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Felicia powers it up, then opens the top dresser drawer and pulls out a stack of thin plastic cases.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 May 2025
The only active sections are the pajama drawer and my burgeoning leggings collection, which seems to have tripled in recent years.
—Marina Khorosh, Vogue, 27 May 2025
Things like shoplifting, skipping traffic by impersonating law enforcement and shooting out one’s bottom dentures like a cash-register drawer.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 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 4 Jun. 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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