Definitions

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  • noun Plural form of drawer.
  • noun Long underpants.
  • noun slang Any clothing covering the legs, such as shorts, trousers, underpants or breeches.

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  • noun underpants worn by women
  • noun underpants worn by men

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Examples

  • Most of the criticism was levied at the admittedly odd choice of a very 1940's film noir-ish photo, the antiquated use of the word 'drawers' and the total irrelevance of the headline in relation to its subject matter.

    Rachel Lloyd: The Power Behind Policing Fashion Rachel Lloyd 2011

  • Most of the criticism was levied at the admittedly odd choice of a very 1940's film noir-ish photo, the antiquated use of the word 'drawers' and the total irrelevance of the headline in relation to its subject matter.

    Rachel Lloyd: The Power Behind Policing Fashion Rachel Lloyd 2011

  • Most of the criticism was levied at the admittedly odd choice of a very 1940's film noir-ish photo, the antiquated use of the word 'drawers' and the total irrelevance of the headline in relation to its subject matter.

    Rachel Lloyd: The Power Behind Policing Fashion Rachel Lloyd 2011

  • Most of the criticism was levied at the admittedly odd choice of a very 1940's film noir-ish photo, the antiquated use of the word 'drawers' and the total irrelevance of the headline in relation to its subject matter.

    Rachel Lloyd: The Power Behind Policing Fashion Rachel Lloyd 2011

  • Or maybe it just means that there are a lot of iPhone OS devices that just sit unused in drawers and boxes, because their owners upgraded to the latest model.

    Android Phones Surpasse iPhone In Web Traffic | Lifehacker Australia 2010

  • Oak drawers is the same kind of detail, but it works because its not as intrusive as “king size bed”.

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » David’s Second Review Forum 2009

  • He returned a short time later with the legs and drawers from a wooden desk, along with several cans of vegetables and some bottles of water from the secure room.

    Brian Keene 2010

  • It occurred to Nick that if people were put in drawers like pyjamas and you could pick them out, that would be an excellent arrangement.

    Top Six Declarations of Familial Love karenhealey 2010

  • My house is making me crazy, too, because I have never been much of a housekeeper, but it's slipping out of my control. the laundry from last week is not folded yet, so while there are clean undies, they aren't in drawers where my daughter can find them.

    Archive 2009-06-01 kittenpie 2009

  • My house is making me crazy, too, because I have never been much of a housekeeper, but it's slipping out of my control. the laundry from last week is not folded yet, so while there are clean undies, they aren't in drawers where my daughter can find them.

    my head + kapow kittenpie 2009

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  • Usage: as in undergarments, pronouced "draws."

    December 8, 2006