Drawing
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Draw |
Drawing
(n.) The act of pulling, or attracting. |
Drawing
(n.) The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades |
Drawing
(n.) The process of stretching or spreading metals as by hammering, or, as in forming wire from rods or tubes and cups from sheet metal, by pulling them through dies. |
Drawing
(n.) The process of pulling out and elongating the sliver from the carding machine, by revolving rollers, to prepare it for spinning. |
Drawing
(n.) The distribution of prizes and blanks in a lottery. |
Drawing knife
(n.) Alt. of Drawknife |
Drawing-room
(n.) A room appropriated for the reception of company |
Drawing-room
(n.) The company assembled in such a room |
Feeding
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Feed |
Feeding
(n.) the act of eating, or of supplying with food |
Feeding
(n.) That which is eaten |
Feeding
(n.) That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals |
Ratch
(n.) Same as Rotche. |
Ratch
(n.) A ratchet wheel, or notched bar, with which a pawl or click works. |
Reach
(v. i.) To retch. |
Reach
(n.) An effort to vomit. |
Reach
(v. t.) To extend |
Reach
(v. t.) Hence, to deliver by stretching out a member, especially the hand |
Reach
(v. t.) To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand |
Reach
(v. t.) To strike, hit, or touch with a missile |
Reach
(v. t.) Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to |
Reach
(v. t.) To extend to |
Reach
(v. t.) To arrive at |
Reach
(v. t.) To arrive at by effort of any kind |
Reach
(v. t.) To understand |
Reach
(v. t.) To overreach |
Reach
(v. i.) To stretch out the hand. |
Reach
(v. i.) To strain after something |
Reach
(v. i.) To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something. |
Reach
(v. i.) To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam. |
Reach
(n.) The act of stretching or extending |
Reach
(n.) The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like |
Reach
(n.) Extent |
Reach
(n.) An extended portion of land or water |
Reach
(n.) An artifice to obtain an advantage. |
Reach
(n.) The pole or rod which connects the hind axle with the forward bolster of a wagon. |
Spinning
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spin |
Spinning
() a. & n. from Spin. |
Stall-feeding
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stall-feed |
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 |
reach
reaching stretch | the act of physically reaching or thrusting out |
| 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 |
eating
feeding | the act of consuming food |
| spinning | creating thread |
drawing draftsmanship
drafting | the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams, he learned drawing from his father |
| feeding alimentation | the act of supplying food and nourishment |
| infant feeding | feeding an infant |
| demand feeding | feeding a baby or animal whenever it shows a need |
forced feeding
gavage | feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat |
| nasogastric feeding | feeding consisting of delivering liquid nutrients through a tube passing through the nose and into the stomach |
| nursing breast feeding | nourishing at the breast |
intravenous feeding
IV | administration of nutrients through a vein |
| schedule feeding | feeding a baby or animal according to a fixed schedule (e.g., every hours) |
| web-spinning mite | a mite that spins a web |
bottle feeding bottle
nursing bottle | a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula, used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children |
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 |
highchair
feeding chair | a chair for feeding a very young child, has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray |
| mechanical drawing | scale drawing of a machine or architectural plan etc, |
ratchet
rachet
ratch | mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction |
schematic
schematic drawing | diagram of an electrical or mechanical system |
| spinning frame | spinning machine that draws, twists, and winds yarn |
| spinning jenny | an early spinning machine with multiple spindles |
| spinning machine | a textile machine for spinning yarn and thread |
| spinning rod | a fishing rod designed for casting a spinning lure |
| spinning wheel | a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot |
thumbtack
drawing pin
pushpin | a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board |
top whirligig teetotum
spinning top | a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin, he got a bright red top and string for his birthday |
| 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) |
scope
range
reach
orbit
compass
ambit | an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: the range of a supersonic jet, a piano has a greater range than the human voice, the ambit of municipal legislation, within the compass of this article, within the scope of an investigation, outside the reach of the law, in the political orbit of a world power |
compass
range
reach
grasp | the limit of capability, within the compass of education |
| drawing | an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper, it is shown by the drawing in Fig. |
| range reach | the limits within which something can be effective, range of motion, he was beyond the reach of their fire |
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 |
| drawing paper | paper that is specially prepared for use in drafting |