noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a sock/underwear/cutlery etc drawer (= containing socks, underwear etc )
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He hid the gun in his sock drawer.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
drawer
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The pull-out cutlery drawer can be lifted out for easy unloading.
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He wedged the knife upright in the cutlery drawer while jamming it shut with one knee.
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I tell you what, while you're on your feet, get me the cutlery drawer out and the metal polish.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a canteen of cutlery
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bone, plastic, wood or pearl-handled cutlery Exposure to very hot water can soften the glue holding the handle in place.
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Ensure that cutlery which has been cleaned using chemicals gets a thorough washing before going back into the dining room.
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He wedged the knife upright in the cutlery drawer while jamming it shut with one knee.
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His brief was to design an item of cutlery with and not for a disabled student.
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She observed that I was the typical Americanthe third variant of eaters-who uses cutlery in what she called the most time-consuming manner.
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The pull-out cutlery drawer can be lifted out for easy unloading.
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They were gleaming in the lamplight, like the cutlery at some demonic supper party.
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We shall therefore say that knife, fork and spoon are quasi-hyponyms of cutlery , and cutlery is a quasi-superordinate.