drawer

Meaning

1. An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
2. A side panel containing supplementary content.
3. (attributive, form-of) Attributive form of drawers.

draw

• Verb
• Intj
• Noun

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drawers

plural of drawer

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Synonyms

issuer

draftsman

maker

draughtsman

case

box

📦

designer

compartment

glove compartment

shelf

originator

painter

🧑‍🎨

carton

editor

engraver

extraction

graphic artist

illustrator

planner

publisher

pudding

shirttail

tapster

till

tray

withdraw

writer

✍️🧑‍🦱

sliding box

drawing country

draw-off

abstraction

check drawer

artist

🧑‍🎨

cartoonist

casserole

chest

chest of drawers

closet

coffin

⚰️

contriver

crate

cupboard

dr

draftsperson

Translations

tiroir

cassetto

cajón

Schublade

lade

calaix

gaveta

συρτάρι

la

Zeichner

çekmece

dessinateur

Schubfach

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɹɔː(ɹ)/

Etymology

Cognate with French: tiroir

Inherited from Middle English: drawer

In summary

From draw (“to move by pulling”) + -er; compare French tiroir. Attested from the 16th century.