drawerful

[ drawr-fool ]

/ ˈdrɔr fʊl /

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noun, plural draw·er·fuls.

an amount sufficient to fill a drawer: a drawerful of socks.

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Origin of drawerful

First recorded in 1820–30; drawer + -ful

usage note for drawerful

See -ful.

Words nearby drawerful

drawcard, draw curtain, drawdown, drawee, drawer, drawerful, drawers, draw fire, draw game, draw-gate, draw gear

How to use drawerful in a sentence

After his death I found in his desk a whole drawerful of love-letters, and when he was alive—it's an awful thing to remember!
Plays by Chekhov, Second Series|Anton Chekhov
I was reminded of one weakness this morning in turning over an old drawerful of pictures.
A Miscellany of Men|G. K. Chesterton
This shell is more valuable than the pearl; and my fair employer possessed a whole drawerful of them.
Told by the Death's Head|Mr Jkai
I have begun to write to you before now, but always stuck somehow, and left it to drown in a drawerful of like fiascos.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

He has a whole drawerful of Albert Medals for saving people's lives.
Heartbreak House|George Bernard Shaw