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 |
| cold turkey | complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent, he quit smoking cold turkey, she quit her job cold turkey |
| 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 |
| cold storage | refrigerated storage for preservation |
drawing draftsmanship
drafting | the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams, he learned drawing from his father |
snub
cut cold shoulder | a refusal to recognize someone you know, the snub was clearly intentional |
| cold cathode | a cathode that is a source of electrons without being heated |
cold chisel
set chisel | narrow chisel made of steel, used to cut stone or bricks |
cold cream
coldcream
face cream
vanishing cream | a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin |
| cold frame | protective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold |
| cold medicine | medicine intended to relieve the symptoms of the common cold |
| cold-water flat | an apartment without modern conveniences |
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 |
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) |
coldness
cold
low temperature
frigidity frigidness | the absence of heat, the coldness made our breath visible, come in out of the cold, cold is a vasoconstrictor |
cold
coldness | the sensation produced by low temperatures, he shivered from the cold, the cold helped clear his head |
| cold water | disparagement of a plan or hope or expectation, she poured cold water on the whole idea of going to Africa |
| drawing | an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper, it is shown by the drawing in Fig. |
| cold turkey | a blunt expression of views, I told him cold turkey |
| cold comfort | very limited consolation or empathy, he told me that time heals all wounds but that was cold comfort to me |
| cold feet | timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action, I was going to tell him but I got cold feet |
| cold cuts | sliced assorted cold meats |
cold cereal
dry cereal | a cereal that is not heated before serving |
| stuffed tomato cold stuffed tomato | tomato cases filled with various salad mixtures and served cold |
| cold duck | pink sparkling wine originally from Germany |
| cold fish | an aloof unemotional person |
drawing card
draw
attraction
attractor
attracter | an entertainer who attracts large audiences, he was the biggest drawing card they had |
| cold wave | a wave of unusually cold weather |
| cold weather | a period of unusually cold weather |
cold front
polar front | the front of an advancing mass of colder air |
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 |
ready cash
cold cash
ready money | money in the form of cash that is readily available, his wife was always a good source of ready cash, he paid cold cash for the TV set |
| cold fusion | nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures, claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken |