drawers
n. countable A2 Elementary US //ˈdɹɔɹz// draw·ers
n. a sliding box inside a piece of furniture, used for storing clothes or other items.
n. a flat, sliding compartment within a chest of drawers, desk, or cabinet, designed for storage.
She put her socks in the top drawer.
He opened the bottom drawer to find the old photo album he had forgotten about.
The antique desk featured three narrow drawers for writing implements and a larger one for loose papers.
See drawer.
From draw (“to pull”), hence that which is pulled onto the body. Attested from the late 16th century. Compare drawer.