a legged undergarment for either sex, worn below the waist
Also called: underdrawers
drawers in American English
(drɔrz)
plural noun
an undergarment, long or short, for the lower part of the body, with a separate openingfor each leg; underpants
Word origin
< draw, because drawn on
drawers in Hospitality
(drɔrz)
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Hotel room, bedroom)
Drawers are parts of a desk, chest, or other piece of furniture that are shaped like a box and are designed for putting things in. You pull them toward you to open them.
The drawers of the desk are jammed.
Two of the drawers in the chest of drawers are missing.
Open all wardrobes and drawers and remove any items left behind.
Examples of 'drawers' in a sentence
drawers
These are all displayed in giant bottom drawers.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The units fit at the back of the counter moving up and down behind drawers and shelves.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But the shock of her discovery at the back of the chest of drawers is vivid still.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But he managed to climb on to a chest of drawers pushed under a window.
The Sun (2012)
Brazilian navy divers who hauled it to the surface found metal drawers containing ready meals for passengers still securely wedged inside.
The Sun (2009)
All related terms of 'drawers'
drawer
A drawer is part of a desk , chest, or other piece of furniture that is shaped like a box and is designed for putting things in. You pull it towards you to open it.
chest of drawers
A chest of drawers is a low , flat piece of furniture with drawers in which you keep clothes and other things.
top drawer
If you describe someone or something as top-drawer , you are saying , often in a humorous way, that they have a high social standing or are of very good quality.
wire-drawer
a machine for drawing metal into wire
bottom drawer
a young woman's collection of clothes, linen , cutlery , etc, in anticipation of marriage
cutlery drawer
a drawer in which cutlery is kept
hope chest
a young woman's collection of clothes, linen , cutlery , etc, in anticipation of marriage