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drawer
draw·er D0383100 (drô′ər)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 (ˈdrɔːə) n1. (Professions) a person or thing that draws, esp a draughtsman2. (Banking & Finance) a person who draws a cheque. See draw153. (Commerce) a person who draws up a commercial paper4. (Commerce) archaic a person who draws beer, etc, in a bar5. (Furniture) a boxlike container in a chest, table, etc, made for sliding in and outdraw•er (drɔr for 1, 2; ˈdrɔ ər for 3-6 )
n. 1. a sliding, lidless, horizontal compartment, as in a piece of furniture, that may be drawn out in order to gain access to it. 2. drawers, (used with a pl. v.) a garment with legs that covers the lower half of the body, esp. an undergarment. 3. a person or thing that draws. 4. a person who draws a bill of exchange. [1300–50] draw′er•ful, n., pl. -fuls. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  drawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and outbuffet, sideboard, counter - a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawerschest of drawers, dresser, bureau, chest - furniture with drawers for keeping clotheschiffonier, commode - a tall elegant chest of drawerscontainer - 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 compartmentslock - a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closedstorage 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 elsemoney dealer, money handler - a person who receives or invests or pays out money | | 3. | drawer - an artist skilled at drawingdraftsmanartist, creative person - a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imaginationcartoonist - a person who draws cartoonspavement artist - someone who draws on the pavement with colored chalks (hoping that passers-by will give them money)sketcher - someone who draws sketches |
Translationsdrawer (droː) noun a sliding box without a lid which fits into a chest, table etc. the bottom drawer of my desk. 抽屜 抽屉- The drawer is jammed → 抽屉卡住了
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bottom drawerA young woman's collection of household items to use in her home after marriage. Primarily heard in UK. Sarah collected linens and sheets for her bottom drawer in anticipation of her new life as a married woman.See also: bottom, drawerdrop (one's) drawersTo remove one's pants or underwear. I was so muddy after working in the garden that I dropped my drawers as soon as I got into the house.See also: drawer, dropfrom the top drawerFrom an elite social class. If she's from the top drawer, then why would she waste her time with a pauper like you?See also: drawer, topout of the top drawerFrom an elite social class. If she's out of the top drawer, then why would she waste her time with a pauper like you?See also: drawer, of, out, tophewers of wood and drawers of waterThose who are used solely for manual labor or menial tasks at the behest of others. An allusion to a passage in the Bible (Joshua 9:21), in which the Gibeonites were condemned to servitude under the Israelites. This scholarship intends to show that, given the right tools and opportunities, the people in this region are destined to become more than hewers of wood and drawers of water. Under the dictatorship, members of the religious minority were not allowed to be anything but hewers of wood and drawers of water to the ruling class.See also: and, drawer, of, water, woodnot the sharpest knife in the drawerNot intelligent; dim-witted or prone to stupidity. His new boyfriend isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he's pretty good looking! I wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer in school, but I still managed to find a profession I loved.See also: drawer, knife, not, sharptop drawerOf or having the highest quality, skill, value, importance, or rank. Hyphenated if used before a noun. That performance from Bueler in the last round really was top drawer. Ever since he got that promotion, Tom's taken to drinking only top-drawer liquor when we go out.See also: drawer, topdroopy drawersPants sagging below the waistline. Can also be used as a term of address for someone experiencing this. I forgot to pack my belt, so I've got a serious case of droopy drawers today. Hey, droopy drawers! Pull up your pants before the headmaster sees you!See also: drawer, droopydrop one's drawersto lower one's pant or underpants. The boys dropped their drawers and jumped in the creek.See also: drawer, droptop drawerOf the highest quality, importance, or rank, as in The musicians in this pick-up orchestra were top drawer. It probably alludes to the uppermost drawer in a bureau or chest, where the most valuable objects (such as jewelry) are usually kept. [c. 1900] See also: drawer, topout of the top drawer or from the top drawer mainly BRITISHCOMMON1. If someone or something is out of the top drawer or from the top drawer, they are of very high quality. The player I am looking for will be right out of the top drawer. Castleford produced a performance right out of the top drawer to thrash Wigan 33-2. Note: You can also use top-drawer on its own to describe someone or something is of a very high quality. The Grange Hotel may be top drawer, but it's not pretentious. The dramatisation is superbly played by a top-drawer cast.2. If someone is out of the top drawer or from the top drawer, they come from a very high social class. His companion came from right out of the top drawer of the Irish landed gentry.See also: drawer, of, out, topbottom drawer the collection of linen, clothes, and household items assembled by a woman in preparation for her marriage. The bottom drawer was the traditional place for storing such articles. The US equivalent is hope chest .See also: bottom, drawerhewers of wood and drawers of water menial drudges; labourers. This expression refers to Joshua 9:21, which tells the story of how the Israelites were tricked into sparing the lives of some of the indigenous inhabitants of the Promised Land: ‘And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation’.See also: and, drawer, of, water, woodnot the sharpest knife in the ˈdrawer (also not the sharpest tool in the ˈbox) (humorous) not intelligent: I know he’s good-looking, but he’s not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer, is he? OPPOSITE: a/one smart cookieSee also: drawer, knife, not, sharpdroopy-drawers n. someone—usually a child—whose pants are falling down. (Also a term of address.) Hey, droopy-drawers, pull up your pants. top-drawer mod. top-quality. I want to hire a young MBA who’s top-drawer. top drawerOf the highest quality or rank. The term alludes to the uppermost drawer of a bureau or dresser, where jewelry and other valuables often are kept. It was transferred to mean high social standing or first quality about 1900. It is the former that Ngaio Marsh referred to in Colour Scheme (1943): “He’s not out of the top drawer, of course.”The cliché may now be obsolescent.See also: drawer, toptop drawerHighest quality. The 19th-century practice of keeping jewelry and other valuables in the highest drawer of a bedroom dresser gave rise to this phrase, which was applied both to people and to things. “First rate” is a similar phrase, as is “varsity,” meaning a person figuratively sufficiently admirable to qualify for the starting team.See also: drawer, topdrawer
drawer1. a person who draws up a commercial paper 2. Archaic a person who draws beer, etc., in a bar drawer[′drȯ·ər] (engineering) A box or receptacle that slides or rolls on tracks within a cabinet. drawer
DrawerA person who orders a bank to withdraw money from an account to pay a designated person a specific sum according to the term of a bill, a check, or a draft. An individual who writes and signs a Commercial Paper, thereby becoming obligated under its terms. drawern. the person who signs a bill of exchange. (See: bill of exchange) drawer a person who draws a BILL OF EXCHANGE. See DRAW.DRAWER, contracts. The party who makes a bill of exchange.
2. The obligations of the drawer to the drawee and every subsequent holder lawfully entitled to the possession, are, that the person on whom he draws is capable of binding himself by his acceptance that he is to be found at the place where he is described to reside, if a description be given in the bill; that if the bill be duly presented to him, he will accept in writing on the bill itself, according to its tenor, and that he will pay it when it becomes due, if presented in proper time for that purpose; and that if the drawee fail to do either, he, the drawer, will pay the amount, provided he have due notice of the dishonor. 3. The engagement of the drawer of a bill is in all its parts absolute and irrevocable. 2 H. Bl. 378; 3 B. & P. 291; Poth. Contr. de Change, n. 58; Chit. Bills, 214, Dane's Ab. h.t. Drawer
DrawerThe party initiating a draft.DrawerOne who makes a draft. For example, with a check, the drawer is the party writing the check who demands that his/her bank pay to some third party the indicated amount of money. See also: Drawee.AcronymsSeeDRWRdrawer
Synonyms for drawernoun a boxlike container in a piece of furnitureRelated Words- buffet
- sideboard
- counter
- chest of drawers
- dresser
- bureau
- chest
- chiffonier
- commode
- container
- desk
- lock
- storage space
noun the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone elseRelated Words- money dealer
- money handler
noun an artist skilled at drawingSynonymsRelated Words- artist
- creative person
- cartoonist
- pavement artist
- sketcher
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