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drawing

noun

1 drawing

An illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper.

Polish: rysunek

2 drawing

A representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines.

Dutch: tekenkunst
Polish: grafika, rysunek

3 drawing

The creation of artistic pictures or diagrams:
— He learned drawing from his father.

synonyms: drafting, draftsmanship.

Dutch: tekenkunst, tekenwerk
Polish: rysunek

4 drawing

Players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots.

synonym: lottery.

Dutch: loting, lottrekking, loterij, lotto
Polish: loteria

5 drawing

Act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source:
— The drawing of water from the well.

synonym: drawing off.

6 drawing

The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling.

synonyms: draft, draught.

Roget 554: representation, representment; imitation etc. 19; illustration, delineation, depictment; imagery, portraiture, iconography; design, designing; art, ... show more

Roget 556: painting; depicting; drawing etc. v.; design; perspective, sciagraphy, skiagraphy; chiaroscuro etc. (light) 420; composition; ... show more

Roget 285: traction; drawing etc. v.; draught, pull, haul; rake; a long pull a strong pull and a pull all a long pull a strong pull and a pull all together;" towage, haulage.   

Roget 626: plan, scheme, design, project; proposal, proposition, suggestion; resolution, motion; precaution etc. (provision) 673; deep-laid plan ... show more


adjective

Roget 285: drawing etc. v.; tractile, tractive.   

Moby thesaurus: adductive, alluring, alphabet, appealing, art, aspiration, attracting, attraction, attractive, attrahent, avulsion, bewitching, bingo, black and white, bleeding, bloodletting, blueprint, broaching, brouillon, captivating ... show more.

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