drawer

drawer
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep, shallow
▪

a desk with two deep drawers on either side

▪ open
▪ locked
▪ bottom, middle, top
▪ kitchen
▪ bedside table, bureau (esp. AmE), desk, dresser (esp. AmE), nightstand (AmE)
▪ file-cabinet (AmE), filing-cabinet (esp. BrE)
▪ cutlery (BrE), silverware (AmE)
▪ cash, file (AmE), junk (esp. AmE)
▪ sock, underwear
▪ secret
VERB + DRAWER
▪ open, pull open, pull out, slide open
▪

She pulled open the second drawer down to find the money had gone.

▪ close, push in, push shut, shut, slam shut
▪

He pushed the drawer shut with a bang.

▪ lock, unlock
▪ reach into
▪

She reached into the drawer and found the key to the safe.

▪ go through, look through, rummage in, rummage through, search
▪

What do you think you are doing, rummaging through my drawers?

▪ empty
▪ clean out (esp. AmE), organize
PREPOSITION
▪ from a/the drawer, out of a/the drawer
▪

She took the gun from the drawer.

▪ in a/the drawer
▪

He put the letters in the drawer.


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  • drawer — the person who writes a cheque in payment for goods or services. Glossary of Business Terms The party initiating a draft. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * drawer draw‧er [ˈdrɔːə ǁ ˈdrɒːər] noun [countable] BANKING 1. a person who writes a… …   Financial and business terms

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