Dictionary entry details
• DRAWING (noun)
Meaning:
An illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book or magazine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7
Hypernyms ("drawing" is a kind of...):
art; artwork; graphics; nontextual matter (photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication)
Meaning:
A representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context examples:
drawings of abstract forms / he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures
Hypernyms ("drawing" is a kind of...):
representation (a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drawing"):
stick figure (drawing of a human of animal that represents the head by a circle and the rest of the body by straight lines)
sketch; study (preliminary drawing for later elaboration)
silverpoint (a drawing made with on specially prepared paper with an instrument having a silver tip (15th and 16th centuries))
silhouette (a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color)
doodle; scrabble; scribble (an aimless drawing)
rendering (perspective drawing of an architect's design)
architectural plan; plan (scale drawing of a structure)
pen-and-ink (a drawing executed with pen and ink)
mechanical drawing (scale drawing of a machine or architectural plan etc,)
diagram (a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts)
delineation; depiction; limning; line drawing (a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects)
charcoal (a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material)
trace; tracing (a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image)
Meaning:
The creation of artistic pictures or diagrams
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
draftsmanship; drafting; drawing
Context example:
he learned drawing from his father
Hypernyms ("drawing" is a kind of...):
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drawing"):
tracing (the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline)
pyrography (the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame)
Meaning:
Players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
lottery; drawing
Hypernyms ("drawing" is a kind of...):
gambling game; game of chance (a game that involves gambling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drawing"):
tombola (a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum)
lucky dip (a game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at random)
numbers; numbers game; numbers pool; numbers racket (an illegal daily lottery)
raffle (a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money)
sweepstakes (a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants)
Meaning:
Act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
drawing off; drawing
Context example:
the drawing of water from the well
Hypernyms ("drawing" is a kind of...):
drain (a gradual depletion of energy or resources)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drawing"):
derivation (drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation)
derivation (drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body)
Meaning:
The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
draught; drawing; draft
Hypernyms ("drawing" is a kind of...):
pull; pulling (the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you)
