Sentence:  Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the <WSD>desk</WSD> drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag , and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom , which tasted peculiarly of face powder . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments