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draft
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- pronunciation:
- draeft
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A draft is a piece of writing. It is what you might produce on your first try or second try before you feel it is good enough to be finished. When someone writes a very important thing, they often make many drafts before they feel that what they've written is all correct and ready to go.
Alicia's book report that she handed in to her teacher was much longer than her first draft of it.- synonyms:
- sketch
- similar words:
- outline, skeleton
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| definition 2: |
A drawing, design, or plan of something to be built is called a "draft."
The architect is ready to show the drafts for the new office building.- synonyms:
- design, plan
- similar words:
- diagram, drawing, sketch, survey
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| definition 3: |
A draft is the choosing of people for military duty or for certain sports teams.
Some countries have a military draft and other countries have all volunteers in their military forces.He was the first football player to be chosen in the draft this year. |
| definition 4: |
When you feel a draft in a room, you feel a current of air that is coming into the room from somewhere.
There is a draft coming in from under the door, and it's making me cold.- similar words:
- current, flow, jet, stream
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
drafts, drafting, drafted |
| definition: |
When you draft something, you make your first try at writing something.
Ken's mom drafted a letter to the local newspaper. Then she worked on it until she thought it was good enough to send.- synonyms:
- outline
- similar words:
- design, plan
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| related words: |
line, project, sign up |
| derivations: |
draftable (adj.), drafter (n.) |
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