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

That leaves the silver held above ground—in vaults, jewelry boxes, kitchen drawers and coin collections—to fulfill a chunk of the additional demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

"The drawers of the kitchen can actually be pulled out so more stuff can be piled on top. There's bread, and some sort of rotting cheese. The fridge has cobwebs."

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

It was hard to see many opportunities when faced with floor-to-ceiling pink cabinets and drawers teeming with the stuff of nightmares.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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