<B>drawbar, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a bar on the back of a tractor to which implements are attached. <DD><B> 2. </B>a device on a trailer for attaching it to the towing vehicle. <DD><B> 3. </B>an iron rod with a hole at each end, formerly used as a coupling for railroad cars. </DL>
<A NAME="drawbore">
<B>drawbore, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Carpentry.) a pinhole bored through a tenon so that the pin can draw the tenon and mortise tightly together. </DL>
<A NAME="drawbridge">
<B>drawbridge, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a bridge that can be entirely or partly lifted, lowered, or moved to one side. In old castles, drawbridges were lifted to keep enemies from crossing the moat and entering. A drawbridge over a river is lifted or turned to let tall boats pass. <BR> <I>Ex. The Earl Amurray seizes her, lifts her onto his horse and they ride over the drawbridge together and out into the world (Harper's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="drawcard">
<B>drawcard, </B>noun. <B>=drawing card.</B></DL>
<A NAME="drawdown">
<B>drawdown, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the lowering of a fluid level by pumping, as in a well. <DD><B> 2. </B>the extent of such lowering. <DD><B> 3. </B>(U.S.) a reduction; cutback. <BR> <I>Ex. In what may be the beginning of a worldwide drawdown, the President announced that 14,900 troops will be brought home from various stations abroad (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="drawee">
<B>drawee, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person for whom an order to pay money to a third person (the payee) is written. </DL>
<A NAME="drawer">
<B>drawer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a box that slides in and out of a table, desk, or bureau. <BR> <I>Ex. He kept his shirts in the dresser drawer.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a person or thing that draws. <BR> <I>Ex. A tapster, a draftsman, or a drawing instrument is a drawer.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a person who writes an order to pay money. </DL>
<A NAME="drawerful">
<B>drawerful, </B>noun, pl. <B>-fuls.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> as much or as many as a drawer can hold; large quantity. </DL>
<A NAME="drawers">
<B>drawers, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> an undergarment fitting over the legs and around the waist. </DL>
<A NAME="drawgate">
<B>drawgate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sluice gate, as in a lock in a canal, to hold back the water or to let part of it escape. </DL>
<A NAME="drawgear">
<B>drawgear, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a harness for draft horses. <DD><B> 2. </B>(British.) a coupling for railway carriages. </DL>
<A NAME="drawing">
<B>drawing, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a picture, sketch, plan, or design done with pencil, pen, chalk, crayon, or charcoal; lines representing a person or thing. <BR> <I>Ex. In the sketchbook were 35 exquisite drawings no bigger than his hand (Time).</I> (SYN) delineation. <DD><B> 2. </B>the act or process of making such a sketch, plan, or design; representing objects by lines. <DD><B> 3. </B>a lottery. <DD><B> 4. </B>a small amount of tea to be steeped. </DL>
<A NAME="drawingaccount">
<B>drawing account,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an account that shows withdrawals of money in a business for expenses. A drawing account shows how much money a salesman has drawn against his future salary, commissions, or expenses. </DL>
<A NAME="drawingboard">
<B>drawing board,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a board on which paper can be fastened for drawing or drafting; drafting board. <BR><I>expr. <B>on the drawing board,</B> </I>in a preliminary stage of development or design. <BR> <I>Ex. The Vanguard ... is still only a set of plans on the drawing board (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="drawingcard">
<B>drawing card,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a person or thing that attracts people to a show or event; attraction. </DL>
<A NAME="drawingknife">
<B>drawing knife,</B> <B>=drawknife.</B></DL>
<A NAME="drawingpin">
<B>drawing pin,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) a thumbtack. </DL>
<A NAME="drawingroom">
<B>drawing room,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a room for receiving or entertaining guests; parlor. <DD><B> 2. </B>the guests assembled ina drawing room. <DD><B> 3. </B>(U.S.) a private compartment for two or more people in a railroad sleeping car. <DD><B> 4. </B>a formal reception, such as one by a king or queen. </DL>
<A NAME="drawingroom">
<B>drawing-room, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a drawing room; suitable for a drawing room. <BR> <I>Ex. drawing-room furniture, drawing-room manners, a drawing-room comedy. The little drawing-room operas were shoved aside by 19th century grand opera (Time).</I> </DL>
<B>drawk, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) to saturate with moisture, as flour or quicklime with water. </DL>
<A NAME="drawknife">
<B>drawknife, </B>noun, pl. <B>-knives.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a woodworking tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces; drawshave; spokeshave. The workman pulls a drawknife toward him. </DL>
<A NAME="drawl">
<B>drawl, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t., v.i. </I> to talk in a slow, lazy way, drawing out the vowels. <BR> <I>Ex. He drawled his words as if the effort of speech was too great for him.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a slow, lazy way of talking. <BR> <I>Ex. The captain strolls about in a relaxed manner, speaking in a calm, casual drawl (Newsweek).</I> noun <B>drawler.</B> adv. <B>drawlingly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="drawly">
<B>drawly, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of the nature of a drawl; characterized by drawing. <BR> <I>Ex. a drawly dialect.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="drawn">
<B>drawn, </B>verb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>verb </I> past participle of <B>draw:</B> <BR> <I>Ex. That old horse has drawn many loads.</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> made tense; strained. <BR> <I>Ex. His face was drawn and stiff with pain.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="drawnbutter">
<B>drawn butter,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) melted butter as sauce. </DL>
<A NAME="drawnet">
<B>drawnet, </B>noun. <B>=dragnet.</B></DL>
<A NAME="drawnglass">
<B>drawn glass,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> glass made by drawing, pulling, or rolling when heated, instead of by blowing or pressing. <BR> <I>Ex. Tubing is drawn glass.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="drawnout">
<B>drawn-out, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> extended; prolonged; tedious. <BR> <I>Ex. a long and drawn-out story.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="drawnwork">
<B>drawn work,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> ornamental work done by drawing threads from a fabric, the remaining portions usually being formed into patterns by needlework. </DL>
<A NAME="drawplate">
<B>drawplate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a plate with tapering holes through which wire is drawn to regulate its size and shape. </DL>
<A NAME="drawpoker">
<B>draw poker,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a form of poker in which the players may discard and draw cards to improve their hands. </DL>
<A NAME="drawshave">
<B>drawshave, </B>noun. <B>=drawknife.</B></DL>
<A NAME="drawsheet">
<B>drawsheet, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a narrow sheet placed under a patient so that it can be withdrawn without having to make over the whole bed. </DL>
<A NAME="drawshot">
<B>draw shot,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Billiards.) a shot in which the player strikes the cue ball so that it draws back after striking the object ball. </DL>
<A NAME="drawspan">
<B>drawspan, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the draw in a drawbridge. </DL>
<A NAME="drawstring">
<B>drawstring, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a string or cord run through the folded border of a bag or the waistline or hem of a garment, so that it can be tightened or loosened. </DL>
<A NAME="drawtube">
<B>drawtube, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a tube sliding within another tube, such as the tube carrying the eyepiece in a microscope. </DL>
<B>draw well,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a well from which water is drawn with a rope or chain and a bucket. <BR> <I>Ex. In the end, as from the bottom of a deep draw well and by the aid of a heavy and rusty chain, he heaved up a recollection (Atlantic).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="drawworks">
<B>draw works,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> equipment used to lower and raise the drill stem in an oil well, consisting of a hoisting drum and cable and two large blocks. </DL>
<A NAME="dray">
<B>dray</B> (1), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a low, strong cart for carrying heavy loads. <BR> <I>Ex. A team of horses pulled the dray filled with barrels.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a sledge or sled. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to transport or carry on a dray. </DL>
<A NAME="dray">
<B>dray</B> (2), noun. <B>=drey.</B></DL>
<A NAME="drayage">
<B>drayage, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of hauling a load on a dray. <DD><B> 2. </B>a charge for hauling a load on a dray. </DL>
<A NAME="drayhorse">
<B>dray horse,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a horse that pulls a dray. </DL>
<A NAME="drayman">
<B>drayman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a man who drives a dray. </DL>
<A NAME="dread">
<B>dread, </B>verb, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to look forward to with fear; dislike to experience; fear greatly. <BR> <I>Ex. He dreaded his visit to the dentist. Cats dread water.</I> (SYN) apprehend. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Archaic.) to regard with awe; venerate. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to feel great fear. <BR> <I>Ex. Dread not, nor be dismayed (I Chronicles 22:13).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>fear, especially fear of something that will happen, or may happen. <BR> <I>Ex. ... thrice came on in fury And thrice turned back in dread (Macaulay).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a person or thing inspiring fear. <BR> <I>Ex. Sanctify the Lord of hosts ... and let him be your dread (Isaiah 8:13).</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>dreaded; dreadful. <BR> <I>Ex. The dread day of his trial was approaching.</I> (SYN) terrible, fearful. <DD><B> 2. </B>held in awe; awe-inspiring. <BR> <I>Ex. the dread sight of the immense, glowing volcano.</I> (SYN) awful. noun <B>dreader.</B> adv. <B>dreadingly.</B> adv. <B>dreadly.</B> noun <B>dreadness.</B> </DL>
