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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDrawer
/drɔːr/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A box-shaped container in a piece of furniture, designed to be slid in and out horizontally to store items.
"He kept his socks in the top drawer of the dresser." - 2
A person who draws pictures or drafts legal or financial documents.
"The drawer of the check signed it at the bottom."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb draw, stemming from Old English dragan meaning to drag or pull. By the 16th century, the noun came to describe a sliding box or receptacle that is drawn out from a piece of furniture.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Drawer" is said worldwide
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tiroir
Transliteration: trwaʁ
"Il a ouvert le tiroir pour prendre une feuille de papier."
Schublade
Transliteration: ˈʃuːpˌlaːdə
"Die Schlüssel liegen in der obersten Schublade."
cassetto
Transliteration: kaʃˈsɛt.to
"Ho messo i documenti nel cassetto della scrivania."
cajón
Transliteration: kaˈxon
"Guarda la ropa limpia en el cajón."
gaveta
Transliteration: ɡaˈvɛ.tɐ
"A caneta está na gaveta da mesa."
दराज
Transliteration: darāj
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने अपनी डायरी दराज में रख दी।"
抽屉
Transliteration: chōuti
Script: 中文汉字
"他把护照放在抽屉里。"
서랍
Transliteration: seorap
Script: 한국어 한글
"열쇠는 책상 서랍 안에 있습니다."
引き出し
Transliteration: hikidashi
Script: 日本語
"パスポートは引き出しの中にあります。"
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