draw | (noun) the act of drawing or hauling something | Synonyms: haul, haulage |
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(noun) poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer | Synonyms: draw poker |
(noun) (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage | Synonyms: draw play |
(noun) a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer | Synonyms: hook, hooking |
(noun) a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack | - |
(noun) anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random | Synonyms: lot |
(noun) the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided | Synonyms: standoff, tie |
(noun) a gully that is shallower than a ravine | - |
(noun) an entertainer who attracts large audiences | Synonyms: attracter, attraction, attractor, drawing card |
drawback | (noun) the quality of being a hindrance | - |
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drawbar | (noun) a strong metal bar bearing a hook to attach something to be pulled | - |
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drawbridge | (noun) a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it | Synonyms: lift bridge |
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drawee | (noun) the person (or bank) who is expected to pay a check or draft when it is presented for payment | - |
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drawer | (noun) a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out | - |
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(noun) an artist skilled at drawing | Synonyms: draftsman |
(noun) the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else | - |
drawers | (noun) (used in the plural) underpants worn by women | Synonyms: bloomers, knickers, pants |
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(noun) underpants worn by men | Synonyms: boxers, boxershorts, shorts, underdrawers |
drawing | (noun) the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams | Synonyms: drafting, draftsmanship |
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(noun) act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source | Synonyms: drawing off |
(noun) players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots | Synonyms: lottery |
(noun) the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling | Synonyms: draft, draught |
(noun) a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines | - |
(noun) an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper | - |
drawknife | (noun) a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces | Synonyms: drawshave |
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drawl | (noun) a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels | - |
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drawler | (noun) someone who speaks with a drawl | - |
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drawnwork | (noun) ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form lacelike patterns | - |
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drawshave | (noun) a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces | Synonyms: drawknife |
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drawstring | (noun) a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening | Synonyms: drawing string, string |
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