Synonyms

drawers

British

/ drɔːz /

plural noun

Also called: underdrawers. a legged undergarment for either sex, worn below the waist

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Instead of shelves of alcohol, apothecary drawers stocked with ingredients like goji berries and angelica root line the walls, permeating the room with their scent.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Opening drawers, peering into the fridge, excavating the freezer.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

Over-the-top, camp and butch, with heavy makeup, big hair and large gestures, the season's most flamboyant, matron-like men put on their drawers to tread the boards and make everything go pear-shaped.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

After years of misfires in my efforts to bring gifts home from my travels—plastic keychains that disappear into junk drawers, T-shirts worn only once—I’ve accepted a simple truth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Still, as soon as he got down to the living room, Chess began looking under pillows, pulling out drawers.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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