What does DRAWER mean?

Definitions for DRAWER
drɔr for 1, 2 ; ˈdrɔ ər for 3-6draw·er

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word DRAWER.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. drawernoun

    a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out

  2. drawernoun

    the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else

  3. draftsman, drawernoun

    an artist skilled at drawing

Wiktionary

  1. drawernoun

    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. drawernoun

    Agent noun of draw; one who draws.

  3. drawernoun

    An artist who primarily makes drawings.

  4. drawernoun

    One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.

  5. drawernoun

    A barman; a man who draws the beer from the taps.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Drawernoun

    Etymology: from draw.

    From the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water. Deutr. xxix. 11.

    To drive away the time ’till Falstaff comes, I pray thee do thou stand in some bye room, while I question my puny drawer to what end he gave me the sugar. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

    Let the drawers be ready with wine and fresh glasses;
    Let the waiters have eyes, though their tongues must be ty’d. Ben Jonson, Tavern Academy.

    A man of fire is a general enemy to all waiters, and makes the drawers abroad, and his footmen at home, know he is not to be provoked. Tatler, №. 61.

    Love is a flame, and therefore we say beauty is attractive, because physicians observe that fire is a great drawer. Jonathan Swift.

    There may be other and different intelligent beings, of whose faculties he has as little knowledge, or apprehension, as a worm, shut up in one drawer of a cabinet, hath of the senses or understanding of a man. John Locke.

    We will suppose the China dishes taken off, and a drawer of medals supplying their room. Joseph Addison, on Medals.

    The Maltese harden the bodies of their children, and reconcile them to the heat, by making them go stark naked, without shirt or drawers, ’till they are ten years old. John Locke.

Wikipedia

  1. Drawer

    A drawer (listen) DROR is a box-shaped container inside a piece of furniture that can be pulled out horizontally to access its contents. Drawers are built into numerous types of furniture, including cabinets, chests of drawers (bureaus), desks, and the like.

ChatGPT

  1. drawer

    A drawer is a sliding, boxlike storage compartment without a lid, made to slide horizontally in and out of a piece of furniture such as a desk, chest, or cabinet, often designed for holding specific items.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Drawernoun

    one who, or that which, draws

  2. Drawernoun

    one who draws liquor for guests; a waiter in a taproom

  3. Drawernoun

    one who delineates or depicts; a draughtsman; as, a good drawer

  4. Drawernoun

    one who draws a bill of exchange or order for payment; -- the correlative of drawee

  5. Drawernoun

    that which is drawn

  6. Drawernoun

    a sliding box or receptacle in a case, which is opened by pulling or drawing out, and closed by pushing in

  7. Drawernoun

    an under-garment worn on the lower limbs

Wikidata

  1. Drawer

    A drawer is a box-shaped container that fits into a piece of furniture in such a way that it can be drawn out horizontally to reach its contents.

Editors Contribution

  1. drawer

    A piece of furniture.

    The drawers were okay at the cabinet.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 3, 2020  

Etymology and Origins

  1. Drawer

    The old name for an inn or tavern keeper’s assistant, who drew the beer from the casks.

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'DRAWER' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3892

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'DRAWER' in Nouns Frequency: #2195

Anagrams for DRAWER »

  1. redraw

  2. reward

  3. warder

  4. warred

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of DRAWER in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of DRAWER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of DRAWER in a Sentence

  1. Lavina Goodell:

    Critics are by no means the end of the law. Do not think all is over with you because you articles are rejected. It may be that the editor has his drawer full, or that he does not know enough to appreciate you, or you have not gained a reputation, or he is not in a mood to be pleased. A critic's judgment is like that of any intelligent person. If he has experience, he is capable of judging whether a book will sell. That is all.

  2. Aran Coello:

    Moving away from cash allows American to assist customers more efficiently. It also reduces the complexity of work for our agents who will no longer have to worry about handling cash, find exact change or close out a cash drawer at the end of the day, in general, our ticket counter agents support the transition to a cashless environment.

  3. Jordan Smith:

    Hey what`re ya doin` in that drawer?!? Stealin` cigarettes?

  4. Spokeswoman Crews:

    The drawer pulls out; you drop your stuff in and you close it. You can’t really get your hand in there. If you start tampering with them, you’d be detected pretty quickly.

  5. Jennifer Cutrona:

    The little pocket knives I had collected over the years were all at home in the drawer with my pepper spray. I needed something I could pull in less than a second, i sewed a knife sheath into the layers of my sports bra. I put it back on and realized it worked wonderfully. My confidence was back. I was not trying to come up with something that would kill. Just something that would give me a few seconds to get away.

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