drawers

noun

plural of drawer
1
as in cabinets

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2
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
  • But the city of Smyrna is trying to change that, turning some of those refrigerator-sized metal cabinets into colorful works of public art.
    — Brian Unger, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The best bar cabinets deliver just that—a dedicated and stylish space for hosting, experimenting, and, let’s face it, showing off.
    — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of cabinets
Noun
  • As a teenager and young adult, Tae-ha had a bright future as one of South Korea’s best young boxers.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Next up, Average Joes versus NFL players, NHL players and pro boxers!
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of boxers
Noun
  • Improvements will include a new energy-efficient white roof hosting a solar array, large glassy front windows, a community flex room, garden areas and new hold lockers and book drops, among other amenities.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Elementary and middle schoolers are asked to place them in their lockers.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of lockers
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  • After attorneys at the end of this month file additional briefs on their respective arguments, Cogburn is expected to decide what will happen to the final federal charge.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Higgins joined the mayors of Boston, Cincinnati and Kansas City, Missouri, in amicus briefs filed with the Supreme Court earlier this year opposing the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of briefs
Noun
  • The icing on the cake of this whole thing is the quarter-zip with no undershirt.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The beauty of this shirt, per shoppers, is that it can be worn on its own or as an undershirt, depending on the season.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 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
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  • 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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