| drawing board |
a large, smooth, rectangular board on which paper or canvas is mounted before being drawn upon. |
| drawing card |
something or someone, such as a well-known entertainer, that attracts a large audience, patronage, or the like. |
| drawing room |
a formal reception room; parlor. [2 definitions] |
| drawknife |
a knife that can be drawn, by means of handles at both ends of the blade, toward the user to shave a surface. |
| drawl |
to pronounce or speak slowly, esp. with vowel sounds greatly lengthened. [2 definitions] |
| drawn |
past participle of draw. [2 definitions] |
| drawn butter |
butter melted, clarified, and often seasoned or thickened for use as a sauce. |
| drawn work |
ornamentation of fabric produced by drawing out threads and creating a lacy effect. |
| draw out |
to prolong. [2 definitions] |
| draw poker |
a version of poker in which players may discard and draw replacements for a specified maximum number of cards in their original hands after initial bets are made. |
| draw straws |
to choose one person from several by having each choose a partly concealed straw, with the shortest straw indicating the chosen person. |
| drawstring |
a cord or the like that is drawn through a sewn channel in fabric and pulled so as to tighten or close an opening, as of pants, a bag, or the like. |
| draw the line |
to set a limit on what is allowed. |
| draw up |
to draft; formulate. [2 definitions] |
| dray |
a low but sturdy cart with removable sides that is used for moving bulky or heavy objects. [3 definitions] |
| drayage |
conveyance by dray, or the charge for it. |
| drayman |
a dray driver. |
| dread |
to be very afraid of or deeply apprehensive about. [7 definitions] |
| dreadful |
producing great fear, horror, or awe; dread. [2 definitions] |
| dreadlocks |
a hairstyle, originally worn by Rastafarians, in which the hair is worn in many long, twisted strands. |
| dreadnought |
a large warship equipped with powerful weapons and, usu., heavy armor. |