26984 words

drawer

5 definitions • 7 examples
1
a box-shaped container, without a top, that is part of a piece of furniture. It slides in and out to open and close and is used for keeping things in:

Examples:

in a drawer I keep my socks in the bottom drawer.
Which drawer are the tea towels in?
He rummaged through his desk drawer trying to find a pen.
2
underwear covering the area between the waist and the tops of the legs :

Examples:

I saw a pair of drawers on the bed.
3
a wide but not very deep container, open at the top, that is part of a piece of furniture and that a person can pull partly out from its front to put things in and then push back to make it even with the front of the furniture:

Examples:

I keep my socks in the bottom drawer of my dresser.
4
the person who writes a cheque telling their bank to pay an amount of money to someone:

Examples:

Where a cheque was dishonoured, the payee had an immediate right of recourse against the drawer of the cheque.
5
the person who writes a bill of exchange telling someone to pay an amount of money at a stated time:

Examples:

You must state the name of the drawer of the bill - the exporter - followed by the amount in words specifying clearly the currency of the bill.

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