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You know how it is with drawers and labels in the music business. They don't want anything to be complicated. They just want it simple, as simple as possible.
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Meaning of "drawers" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRAWERS

drawers  [drɔːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRAWERS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Drawers is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRAWERS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Drawer

Drawer or Drawers may refer to: ▪ Drawer ▪ Payor, a person who draws a bill of exchange ▪ Undergarment, underwear ▪ Drawer test, a test used to detect rupture of the cruciate ligaments in the knee ▪ The drawer, one of four Jaquet-Droz automata ▪ Cash drawer ▪ Drawer, the file system directories in the Workbench component of the Amiga computer Operating System...

Definition of drawers in the English dictionary

The definition of drawers in the dictionary is a legged undergarment for either sex, worn below the waist Also called: underdrawers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRAWERS


applause
əˈplɔːz
Azores
əˈzɔːz
cause
kɔːz
chores
tʃɔːz
clause
klɔːz
Doors
dɔːz
gauze
ɡɔːz
in-laws
ˈɪnˌlɔːz
indoors
ˌɪnˈdɔːz
jackstraws
ˈdʒækˌstrɔːz
jaws
dʒɔːz
menopause
ˈmɛnəʊˌpɔːz
Mors
mɔːz
outdoors
ˌaʊtˈdɔːz
pause
pɔːz
scores
skɔːz
shores
ʃɔːz
stores
stɔːz
underdrawers
ˈʌndəˌdrɔːz
yours
jɔːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRAWERS

draw-top table
drawable
drawback
drawbar
drawbore
drawbridge
drawdown
drawee
drawer
drawerful
drawing
drawing account
drawing board
drawing card
drawing office
drawing paper
drawing pen
drawing pin
drawing room
drawknife

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRAWERS

Alton Towers
Angers
April showers
Central Powers
chest of drawers
covers
emergency powers
Great Powers
healing powers
letters
Masters
matters
numbers
orders
others
papers
partners
primers
scattered showers
Sellers

Synonyms and antonyms of drawers in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «drawers» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRAWERS

Find out the translation of drawers to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drawers from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drawers» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

抽屉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cajones
570 millions of speakers

English

drawers
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दराज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأدراج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ящики
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gavetas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দেরাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tiroirs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Laci
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schubladen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

引き出し
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서랍
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Laci
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngăn kéo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழுப்பறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कप्पे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çekmeceler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cassetti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szuflady
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ящики
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sertare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συρτάρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

laaie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lådor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skuffer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drawers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAWERS»

The term «drawers» is very widely used and occupies the 16.331 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAWERS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «drawers» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «drawers» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drawers

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10 QUOTES WITH «DRAWERS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word drawers.
1
Nigel Barker
Everyone gets a pencil as a kid, but it doesn't make them all authors or painters or drawers or anything else.
2
Lizzie Andrew Borden
I know what she used to do sometimes. She kept her best cape she wore on the street in there, and she used occasionally to go up there to get it and to take it into her room. She kept a great deal in the guest room drawers.
3
Tom Conti
My temper manifests itself when I can't find something. I could swear that there is a plot against me to put kitchen utensils in the wrong drawers.
4
Ellen Gilchrist
Ever since I was a child, I've kept boxes and drawers and pages of things that I liked. I suppose that it constitutes a journal of sorts, but it's not in a ledger or a notebook.
5
Steven Hall
I have notebooks and sketchbooks for ideas. I also have drawers full of envelopes covered in quick outlines, scenes or scraps of dialogue that I don't want to forget. I tend to grab whatever's to hand and just get the thing down before it's lost. It's not what you would call a streamlined system.
6
Keeley Hawes
I'm a total stationery fiend - I have drawers and drawers of lovely printed cards and wrapping paper.
7
Michael Learned
I got married at 17, had three kids by the time I was 24, and have never had much time alone. I never had time to develop hobbies. Now, if I have nothing to do, I just find myself cleaning drawers incessantly.
8
Mark McGrath
You know how it is with drawers and labels in the music business. They don't want anything to be complicated. They just want it simple, as simple as possible.
9
Tia Mowry
My house is completely organized from my closets to my drawers.
10
Fred Saberhagen
I had immediate success in the sense that I sold something right off the bat. I thought it was going to be a piece of cake and it really wasn't. I have drawers full of - or I did have - drawers full of rejection slips.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRAWERS»

Discover the use of drawers in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drawers and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Chests of Drawers: Outstanding Projects from America's Best ...
Projects include: Pennsylvania Dutch chest -- Contemporary chest -- Bow-front chest -- Double dresser -- Triple dresser -- Queen Anne chest on frame -- Tall chest.
William H. Hylton, Bill Hylton, 2002
2
Building Doors and Drawers
An experienced woodworker takes readers through the entire process of building dozens of different door and drawer applications for kitchens, baths, built-ins, stand-alone furniture, and more, offering step-by-step instructions on ...
Andy Rae, 2007
3
History Drawers on: The Evolution of Women's Knickers
'History Drawers On' charts the development of these most private garments from their surprisingly recent origins in the nineteenth century through to the present day.
Jackie Stuart, 2011
4
The Final Flight of Maggie's Drawers: A Story of Survival, ...
Written by award-winning Canadian radio-journalist Ray E. Zink, this is the true story of Joe Maloney, a B-24 tail gunner during WWII.
Ray E. Zinck, 1998
5
Rifling Through My Drawers
With her inimitable wit and outspoken views, Clarissa Dickson Wright opens her diary and takes us on a journey around Britain with this unrivalled collection of stories and anecdotes from her ever-eventful life.
Clarissa Dickson Wright, 2009
6
Danny Proulx's Cabinet Doors and Drawers
A guide to building and fitting doors and drawers provides a wealth of step-by-step instructions on the elements of designing and creating specific items, a range of projects that demonstrate key techniques, and advice on how to choose the ...
Danny Proulx, 2005
7
Meet Me with Your Black Drawers On: My Life in Music
Cheatham's autobiography is also the story of her fifty-years-and-counting love affair and musical collaboration with her husband and band partner, Jimmy Cheatham.
Jeannie Cheatham, 2010
8
A Box of Longing with Fifty Drawers
A poetic deconstruction of America through one of its key documents - in the tradition of Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, and Allen Ginsburg - this collection by noted poet-performer Jen Benka consists of one poem (in sequence) for each of ...
Jen Benka, 2005
9
The Gold and Silver Wyre-Drawers
The methods which were used to turn the base metals into wire and thread for the ornamenting of clothes became the trade secrets of a medieval craft guild. The book highlights the connections with the trade, and of the trade itself.
Elizabeth Glover, 1979
10
Fine Woodworking on Boxes, Carcases and Drawers: 41 Articles
This is the art of carcass joinery. In this text, craftsmen explain how to choose, make and use every kind of carcass joint in both solid wood and plywood, using hand tools and machine methods.
Fine woodworking, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRAWERS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drawers is used in the context of the following news items.
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One year since “Open & Empty” initiative began
“Take it out of the drawers but don't stop there. Don't take it in the back somewhere. Call us and we will escort you to the bank, but leave those ... «WFXL FOX 31, Jul 15»
2
Shaker exhibit permanent addition to museum
The gallery's centerpiece is a mammoth storage case with 22 drawers and six cupboards that are built into a wall recess. The almost nine-feet ... «Newbritainherald, Jul 15»
3
FBI still searching for West Knox County kidnapping, bank robbery …
“The bank executive has access to greater amount of funds within the bank, not just what's in the teller drawers, which is what your typical ... «WATE 6 On Your Side, Jul 15»
4
Detached, refurbished, good to go
There is also a cloakroom and guest toilet at the back of the hall and neat understairs storage in the shape of pull-out drawers. The extended ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
5
The Economist explains
Around €45 billion is estimated to be stuffed in sock-drawers, under mattresses and in safes in people's homes. These hoards will support ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
6
Home Security Video Captures Burglar inside Upper East Side …
The video released by police shows the man inside a bedroom, rummaging through drawers as he unknowingly looks directly into the security ... «NBC New York, Jul 15»
7
Inside the Museum of Sexs 150-Year-Old Porn Stash
We hide it in our homes, behind televisions, in drawers, or watch it at home. “We think that we invented hardcore porn,” Mark Snyder, the ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
8
Ask a Designer: Sweat the Details Like Doorknobs and Handles
Drawers and cabinets may have functional but unappealing knobs or bars. Swapping these items out is often easy, and Los Angeles-based ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
9
Op-ed: Stop Slut-Shaming Marc Jacobs, Gay Cruising
One comment on the New York Daily News post about Jacobs' nudes said, “Yup, nothing says classy like a middle aged man with his drawers ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»
10
Two Suspects Arrested And Another Sought In Several Church …
There were several drawers and filing cabinet that had been rummaged through. In these cases the Iredell County Criminal Investigations ... «WHKY, Jul 15»

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