{
    "term": "drawer",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "image": "data/images/ki/kitchen.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a part of a piece of furniture such as a desk, used for keeping things in. It is like a box in shape and has a handle on the front for pulling it out.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "in the **top/middle/bottom drawer** of the desk"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the kitchen drawer *(= the one in the kitchen)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He pushed the drawer shut with a bang."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I put the letters in the drawer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She pulled open the second drawer down to find the money had gone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He took the gun from the drawer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What do you think you are doing, rummaging through my drawers?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a desk with two deep drawers either side"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Houses and homes"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["deep", "shallow", "open"],
                "verb + drawer": ["open", "pull open", "pull out"],
                "preposition": [
                    "from a/​the drawer",
                    "out of a/​the drawer",
                    "in a/​the drawer"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who produces a drawing or design",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He is an expert drawer and painter."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person who writes a cheque (= a printed form that you can write on and sign as a way of paying for something instead of using money)",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a cheque bearing the signature of the drawer"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/drɔː(r)/",
                "audio": "dr/drawer/drawer__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdrɔːə(r)/",
                "audio": "dr/drawer/drawer__gb_10.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/drɔːr/",
                "audio": "dr/drawer/drawer__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdrɔːər/",
                "audio": "dr/drawer/drawer__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}