different between drawer vs worksurface

English

Pronunciation

• (box)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /d???(?)/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /d???/
  • Rhymes: -??(r)
  • Homophone: draw (UK)

• (person)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /?d???.?(?)/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /?d??.?/, /?d????/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /?d??.?/
  • Rhymes: -???(?)

Etymology 1

From draw (“to move by pulling”) +? -er; compare French tiroir. Attested from the 16th century.

Noun

drawer (plural drawers)

1. An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
2. (graphical user interface) A side panel containing supplementary content.

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Middle English drawer, from draw +? -er (“person or thing that does the action”). Attested from the 14th century.

Noun

drawer (plural drawers)

1. Agent noun of draw; one who draws.
2. An artist who primarily makes drawings.
3. (banking) One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.
4. A barman; a person who draws the beer from the taps.
5. Someone who taps palm sap for making toddy.
6. (mining, historical) A wagoner or person who pushes underground tubs.

Translations

See also

• drawers

References

Anagrams

• Warder, redraw, reward, warder, warred

English

Etymology

work +? surface

Noun

worksurface (plural worksurfaces)

1. A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers in a kitchen, that can be used to work on.

   The cupboards were oak and the worksurface granite.

See also

• worktop