drawer

noun

Definition of drawernext
as in cabinet

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Recent Examples of drawer Take the time to properly plan the inside of every cupboard and drawer before your carpenter starts work. — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026 These shelf-stable sticks can be stored in your bag, desk drawer, or car. — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 18 Aug. 2026 Find The Adjustable Feet Once the stove is cool, remove the bottom storage drawer if your model has one. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2026 Sewell and her husband even found that a drawer from the refrigerator had ended up in a bathroom, far from the kitchen. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drawer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawer
  1. cabinet
  2. locker
Noun
  • The cabinet of curiosities has remained untouched ever since.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • President Min Aung Hlaing departed from the capital Naypyitaw on Monday morning accompanied by members of his cabinet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cabinet
Noun
  • Greene doesn’t have to look farther than across the clubhouse at Great American Ball Park, where Antone’s locker resides.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Taped to the glass divider of Ryan McMahon’s locker, a drawing of Trent Grisham stares at the Yankees’ clubhouse.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of locker

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