draft draught drawing | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling |
casting lots drawing lots sortition | making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn |
drawing drawing off | act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source, the drawing of water from the well |
lottery drawing | players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots |
drafting mechanical drawing | the craft of drawing blueprints |
construction | drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem, the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem |
construction building | the act of constructing something, during the construction we had to take a detour, his hobby was the building of boats |
road construction | the construction of roads |
drawing draftsmanship drafting | the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams, he learned drawing from his father |
construction building | the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones, their main business is home construction, workers in the building trades |
cutaway cutaway drawing cutaway model | a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts |
delineation depiction limning line drawing | a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects |
draft rough drawing | a preliminary sketch of a design or picture |
drafting board drawing board | a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings |
drafting table drawing table | a worktable with adjustable top |
drawing | a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines, drawings of abstract forms, he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures |
drawing card loss leader leader | a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers |
drawing chalk | colored chalks used by artists |
drawing room withdrawing room | a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained |
drawing room | a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet |
drawstring drawing string string | a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening, he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag |
mechanical drawing | scale drawing of a machine or architectural plan etc, |
schematic schematic drawing | diagram of an electrical or mechanical system |
structure construction | a thing constructed, a complex entity constructed of many parts, the structure consisted of a series of arches, she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons |
thumbtack drawing pin pushpin | a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board |
wash wash drawing | a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other |
drawing power | the capacity for attracting people (customers or supporters) |
construction mental synthesis | the creation of a construct, the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought |
construction grammatical construction expression | a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit, I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner |
drawing | an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper, it is shown by the drawing in Fig. |
construction twist | an interpretation of a text or action, they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct |
construction industry housing industry | an industry that builds housing |
construction worker hard hat | a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc. |
drawing card draw attraction attractor attracter | an entertainer who attracts large audiences, he was the biggest drawing card they had |
special drawing rights paper gold | reserve assets in the International Monetary Fund, designed to supplement reserves of gold and convertible currencies used to maintain stability in the foreign exchange market |
construction paper | paper suitable for drawing and making cutouts |
drawing paper | paper that is specially prepared for use in drafting |
India ink drawing ink | a black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawing |