Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bottom drawer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: bot-tom -draw-er
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lady's storage box containing items saved for her wedding or married life.

British usage

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bottom, drawer.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

bottom drawers (plural)

Synonyms

glory box hope chest

Questions

What does bottom drawer mean?: A lady's storage box containing items saved for her wedding or married life.

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