noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep , shallow
▪
a desk with two deep ~s on either side
▪ open
▪ locked
▪ bottom , middle , top
▪ kitchen
▪ bedside table , bureau ( esp. AmE ), desk , dresser ( esp. AmE ), nightstand ( AmE )
▪ file-cabinet ( AmE ), filing-cabinet ( esp. BrE )
▪ cutlery ( BrE ), silverware ( AmE )
▪ cash , file ( AmE ), junk ( esp. AmE )
▪ sock , underwear
▪ secret
VERB + DRAWER
▪ open , pull open , pull out , slide open
▪
She pulled open the second ~ down to find the money had gone.
▪ close , push in , push shut , shut , slam shut
▪
He pushed the ~ shut with a bang.
▪ lock , unlock
▪ reach into
▪
She reached into the ~ and found the key to the safe.
▪ go through , look through , rummage in , rummage through , search
▪
What do you think you are doing, rummaging through my ~s?
▪ empty
▪ clean out ( esp. AmE ), organize
PREPOSITION
▪ from a/the ~ , out of a/the ~
▪
She took the gun from the ~.
▪ in a/the ~
▪
He put the letters in the ~.