Sounds | drae'ft | |
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Rhymes | aft ... witchcraft: 29 rhymes with aeft... |
Meaning | A current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle). | |
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Synonym | draught | |
Narrower | downdraft | A strong downward air current |
updraft | A strong upward air current | |
Broader | wind, air current, current of air | Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure |
Spanish | corriente de aire, corriente | |
Catalan | corrent d'aire, corrent | |
Adjectives | drafty | not airtight |
Meaning | A preliminary sketch of a design or picture. | |
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Synonym | rough drawing | |
Broader | sketch, study | preliminary drawing for later elaboration |
Spanish | boceto, bosquejo | |
Catalan | esbós | |
Verbs | draft | make a blueprint of |
Meaning | A serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg. | |
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Example | "they served beer on draft" | |
Synonyms | draught, potation, tipple | |
Narrower | quaff | A hearty draft |
Broader | drink | A single serving of a beverage |
Spanish | trago | |
Catalan | glop |
Meaning | Any of the various versions in the development of a written work. | |
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Examples |
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Synonym | draft copy | |
Broader | text, textual matter | The words of something written |
Spanish | borrador, bosquejo | |
Catalan | esborrany | |
Verbs | draft | draw up an outline or sketch for something |
Meaning | The depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded). | |
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Synonym | draught | |
Broader | depth, deepness | The extent downward or backward or inward |
Spanish | calado | |
Adjectives | shallow-draft, shallow-draught | of vessels whose keel is not far below the waterline |
Meaning | A regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace. | |
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Broader | regulator | Any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. |
Meaning | A dose of liquid medicine. | |
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Example | "he took a sleeping draft" | |
Synonym | draught | |
Broader | dose, dosage | A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time |
Spanish | trago |
Meaning | compulsory military service. | |
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Synonyms | conscription, muster, selective service | |
Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
Narrower | levy, levy en masse | The act of drafting into military service |
Broader | mobilization, mobilisation, militarization, militarisation | Act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency / emergency |
Spanish | conscripción, llamada a filas, mili, reclutamiento, revista, servicio militar, servicio militar obligatorio, servicio militar selectivo | |
Catalan | lleva, servei militar | |
Verbs | draft | engage somebody to enter the army |
Meaning | A large and hurried swallow. | |
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Synonyms | gulp, draught, swig | |
Broader | swallow, drink, deglutition | The act of swallowing |
Spanish | latigazo, lingotazo, pelotazo, tragantada, trago, trinquis | |
Catalan | glopada, glop, trago |
Meaning | The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling. | |
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Synonyms | draught, drawing | |
Broader | pull, pulling | The act of pulling |
Meaning | draw up an outline or sketch for something. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | Did he draft his major works over a short period of time? | |
Example | "draft a speech" | |
Synonym | outline | |
Category | writing, authorship, composition, penning | The act of creating written works |
Broader | write, compose, pen, indite | produce a literary work |
Spanish | bosquejar, esbozar, esquematizar, hacer un borrador | |
Nouns | draft | any of the various versions in the development of a written work |
drafter | a writer of a draft | |
drafting | writing a first version to be filled out and polished later |
Meaning | Engage somebody to enter the army. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | enlist, muster in | |
Narrower | recruit, levy, raise | Cause to assemble or enlist in the military |
Broader | enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit | register formally as a participant or member |
Opposite | discharge, muster out | Release from military service |
Spanish | alistar, enrolar | |
Catalan | allistar-se, allistar, enrolar-se, reclutar | |
Nouns | draft | compulsory military service |
draftee | someone who is drafted into military service |
Meaning | make a blueprint of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | blueprint, draught | |
Broader | design, plan | make a design of |
Spanish | bosquejar, corriente de aire, esbozar, esquematizar, hacer un borrador | |
Nouns | draft | a preliminary sketch of a design or picture |
drafting | the craft of drawing blueprints |
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