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drawers¹

  • /dɹɔɹz/ US
  • /dɹɔːz/ Australia, New Zealand, UK
  • /dʒɹ-/ Australia, New Zealand, UK

Sounds like draws (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)z

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noun

  1. plural plural of drawer

drawers²

  • /dɹɔɹz/ US
  • /dɹɔːz/ Australia, New Zealand, UK
  • /dʒɹ-/ Australia, New Zealand, UK

Sounds like draws (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)z

Where it comes from

From draw (“to pull”), hence that which is pulled onto the body. Attested from the late 16th century. Compare drawer.

noun

  1. archaic, plural, plural only Clothing worn on the legs, especially that worn next to the skin, such as hose or breeches. Question. Where did they strike you? Answer. Struck me in the face once, and struck four times across the legs. Question.Was that after you had taken your drawers off, or before? Answer. After I had taken my drawers off.
  2. dated, informal, plural, plural only, regional Underpants, especially long underpants. They were armed and I was in my drawers still half asleep.

    Similar: drawls, draws

  3. plural, plural only, slang Any clothing covering the legs, such as shorts, trousers, or tights.

    Similar: legwear

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bloomers, pants, shorts, knickers, jockey shorts, underpants, undies, boxers, panties, jocks, briefs, dresser, bins, baskets, bearers, boxes

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noun (slang) clothing covering on the legs

日本語ズロース zurōsu

noun long underpants

Françaiscaleçon, culotte

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@misc{drawers_2026,
  title = {drawers},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drawers},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}