draft draught drawing | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling |
work flow workflow | progress (or rate of progress) in work being done |
flow stream | the act of flowing or streaming, continuous progression |
gulp draft draught swig | a large and hurried swallow, he finished it at a single gulp |
conscription muster draft selective service | compulsory military service |
draft animal | an animal used for pulling heavy loads |
draft horse draught horse dray horse | horse adapted for drawing heavy loads |
draft draught | a dose of liquid medicine, he took a sleeping draft |
draft rough drawing | a preliminary sketch of a design or picture |
draft | a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace |
laminar flow clean room | a clean room free of all extraneous particles, used in fabricating microprocessors |
draft draught | the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) |
menorrhea menstrual blood menstrual flow | flow of blood from the uterus, occurs at roughly monthly intervals during a woman's reproductive years |
draft draft copy | any of the various versions in the development of a written work, a preliminary draft, the final draft of the constitution |
flow chart flowchart flow diagram flow sheet | a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system |
tidal flow tidal current | the water current caused by the tides |
flow flowing | the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) |
airflow air flow flow of air | the flow of air, she adjusted the fan so that the airflow was directed right at her |
draft draught potation tipple | a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg, they served beer on draft |
draft beer draught beer | beer drawn from a keg |
draft board | a board to select personnel for involuntary military service |
stream flow current | dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas, two streams of development run through American history, stream of consciousness, the flow of thought, the current of history |
draft dodger draft evader | someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve |
turbulent flow | flow in which the velocity at any point varies erratically |
streamline flow | flow of a gas or liquid in which the velocity at any point is relatively steady |
laminar flow | nonturbulent streamline flow in parallel layers (laminae) |
draft draught | a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle) |
cash flow | the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a give period of time (not including nonash expenses) |
draft bill of exchange order of payment | a document ordering the payment of money, drawn by one person or bank on another |
foreign bill foreign draft | a bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in another |
bank draft banker's draft | a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank |
sight draft sight bill | a draft payable on presentation |
time draft time bill | a draft payable at a specified future date |
flow | any uninterrupted stream or discharge |
menstruation menses menstruum catamenia period flow | the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause, the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation, a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped--Hippocrates, the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females--Aristotle |
stream flow | something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously, a stream of people emptied from the terminal, the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors |
flow flow rate rate of flow | the amount of fluid that flows in a given time |
menstruate flow | undergo menstruation, She started menstruating at the age of |
flow | cover or swamp with water |
flow away flow off | flow off or away gradually, The water flowed off from the pipe |
flow out effuse | flow or spill forth |
enlist draft muster in | engage somebody to enter the army |
hang fall flow | fall or flow in a certain way, This dress hangs well, Her long black hair flowed down her back |
blueprint draft draught | make a blueprint of |
draft outline | draw up an outline or sketch for something, draft a speech |
flow flux | move or progress freely as if in a stream, The crowd flowed out of the stadium |
run flow feed course | move along, of liquids, Water flowed into the cave, the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi |
flow | cause to flow, The artist flowed the washes on the paper |
be due flow from | be the result of |
flow | be abundantly present, The champagne flowed at the wedding |