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Synonyms for drawer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : drawr for 1, 2; draw-er for 3–6
Phonetic Transcription : drɔr for 1, 2; ˈdrɔ ər for 3–6

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Définition of drawer

Origin :
  • mid-14c., agent noun from draw (v.). Attested from 1570s in sense of a box that can be "drawn" out of a cabinet.
  • As in case : noun container; items in container
Example sentences :
  • A goodly pile of letters met her eyes as she opened the drawer.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • "Altogether, monsieur," said the concierge, fingering the key of the drawer that held it.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • He was silent for a moment, and then, opening a drawer, he took out a letter.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • He had taken these lists from the drawer of the prisoner's desk.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • He went to a drawer, unlocked it, and took out a long blue envelope.
  • Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
  • He was putting the bottle back in the drawer when a knock sounded on the door.
  • Extract from : « The Second Voice » by Mann Rubin
  • He opened a drawer of the dressing table and pulled out a bottle of Scotch.
  • Extract from : « The Second Voice » by Mann Rubin
  • Being but a hewer of wood and drawer of water, she is rheumatic.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • He opened a drawer and took out the few sheets of the novel that were written.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • She got up, went to her writing-table, opened a drawer, and took out of it a letter.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
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