drawers

noun

plural of drawer
1
as in cabinets

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as in pants

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Recent Examples of drawers Look for tiny, low-emotion spaces like junk drawers, a laundry room drawer, or a bathroom cabinet for a space that can help start the process quickly and with minimal roadblocks. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 28 June 2026 These are going to be unique to the size and shape of your drawers, but Valladolid notes that the organizers take up their entire drawer. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026 Criusia 12-Pack Clothes Drawer Organizer Organize your wardrobe drawers once and for all with this handy drawer divider that can hold everything—socks, underwear, bras, t-shirts, camisoles, accessories, scarves, belts, and more. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawers
  1. cabinets
  2. boxers
  3. lockers
  4. briefs
  5. undershirt
  6. shorts
  7. union suit
Noun
  • This could be the walkway in a galley-style kitchen, or the space between lower cabinets and the kitchen island, for example.
    — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Display cabinets peaked at 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) for around six hours overnight Monday, with some even catching fire.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of cabinets
Noun
  • Russ has a solid roster of people from different stretches of Tyson’s life, from childhood friends to gym partners to follow boxers to family members to several of the women who didn’t divorce him or accuse him of rape.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In addition, there's a killer-looking dark apocalypse comedy and a docuseries about one of the most famous boxers of all time.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of boxers
Noun
  • So these are vertical shorts shot through characters’ lockers.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The room falls silent as the players, one by one, take a seat at their lockers, facing a big-screen TV on the wall.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of lockers
Noun
  • The court asked both sides to file briefs in the case, in which basketball player Filip Borovićanin is the lead plaintiff, by next Monday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The reply follows opposition briefs from the Puyallup School District, Washington’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of briefs
Noun
  • Layer an undershirt under sweaters and jackets to absorb sweat and body oils.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Wear an undershirt beneath sweaters, button-downs or jackets to reduce contact with sweat and body oils.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of undershirt
Noun
  • Sundresses, shorts, and short sleeves are ideal for scorching days, but might make a low temperature indoors a bit more uncomfortable.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026
  • All features and series screened to UK audiences for the first time, including 28 world premieres (7 features, 1 series, 19 shorts, 1 immersive), 11 International Premieres (11 features, 1 short), and 20 European Premieres (12 features, 7 shorts, 1 immersive).
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Definition of shorts
Noun
  • His character, Marty, a Ping-Pong champ from the Lower East Side, might have worn a one-piece union suit, the conventional male undergarment of 1952, when the movie is set.
    — Victoria Uren, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • And in October 1906, Comstock threatened to shut down an exhibition of models performing athletic exercises wearing form-fitting union suits.
    — Amy Werbel, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
Definition of union suit

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“Drawers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawers. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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