drawers

British

/ drɔːz /

plural noun

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

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If you have trouble closing drawers or closet doors, she wrote, “it is definitely time to do something, even if you are only in your 30s.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

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

I look under the bed, run my eyes over the family pictures atop the bedside table, then search the bureau drawers.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

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