drawer
Drawer (noun) means a lidless box that slides in and out of a piece of furniture, used to store clothes or other items. Example: “She kept the spare keys in the kitchen drawer.”
noun
1
A lidless box that slides in and out of a piece of furniture, used to store clothes or other items.
"He knelt down and began shoving the drawer into the slot; the rail was misaligned so he banged it with the heel of his hand. It stuck."
— Jesmyn Ward, Where the Line Bleeds (2008)
"She kept the spare keys in the kitchen drawer."
"The top drawer of the desk was stuck, so I pulled harder."
"Socks and underwear go in the second drawer down."
2
A panel on the side of a screen or app that shows extra content or options.
"Tap the menu icon to open the drawer on the left of the screen."
"The app's navigation drawer lists all your saved folders and settings."
"Swipe in from the edge of the screen to pull out the drawer."
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What is the meaning of drawer?
"drawer" (noun) means a lidless box that slides in and out of a piece of furniture, used to store clothes or other items.
What are the different meanings of drawer?
"drawer" has 2 main meanings: 1. A lidless box that slides in and out of a piece of furniture, used to store clothes or other items; 2. A panel on the side of a screen or app that shows extra content or options.
How do you use drawer in a sentence?
Example: "She kept the spare keys in the kitchen drawer."
