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devise
English
Etymology
From Middle English devisen, devysen, from Old French deviser, from Vulgar Latin devis?, from Latin d?vis?, frequentative of d?vid?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??va?z/
- Rhymes: -a?z
- Hyphenation: de?vise
Verb
devise (third-person singular simple present devises, present participle devising, simple past and past participle devised)
- (transitive) To use one's intellect to plan or design (something).
- to devise an argument; to devise a machine, or a new system of writing
- 1834-1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent.
- devising schemes to realize his ambitious views
- (transitive) To leave (property) in a will.
- (intransitive, archaic) To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
- (transitive, archaic) To plan or scheme for; to plot to obtain.
- (obsolete) To imagine; to guess.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)
Translations
Noun
devise (plural devises)
- The act of leaving real property in a will.
- Such a will, or a clause in such a will.
- 1834-1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent.
- Fines upon devises were still exacted.
- 1834-1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent.
- The real property left in such a will.
- Design, devising.
- 2010, Carl Anderson, Fragments of a Scattered Brain ?ISBN, page 83
- I don't know how I got to be so sour on life, but I'm constantly in solitary confinement of my own devise, […]
- 2010, Carl Anderson, Fragments of a Scattered Brain ?ISBN, page 83
See also
- device
- devising
Anagrams
- sieved, viséed
Danish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -i?s?
Noun
devise c (singular definite devisen, plural indefinite deviser)
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Declension
Further reading
- “devise” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
From deviser. The financial sense is a semantic loan from German Devise.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?.viz/
Noun
devise f (plural devises)
- (heraldry) motto
- (finance) assets in foreign currency
- (finance, by extension) currency
Verb
devise
- inflection of deviser:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “devise” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- dévies, évides, évidés, vidées
Spanish
Verb
devise
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of devisar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of devisar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of devisar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of devisar.
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draft
English
Etymology
A phonetic spelling of draught.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d???ft/
- Rhymes: -??ft
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /d?æft/
- Rhymes: -æft
Noun
draft (countable and uncountable, plural drafts)
- A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
- Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
- An act of drinking.
- The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
- to drink at a draft
- She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
- A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.)
- Beer drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
- (nautical) Depth of water needed to float a ship; depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel's hull; depth of water drawn by a vessel.
- An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing.
- I have to revise the first draft of my term paper.
- His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.
- A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
- A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
- Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
- He left the country to avoid the draft.
- (politics) A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
- (sports) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
- (rail transport) The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
- The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
- (possibly archaic) The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.
- using oxen for draft shot forth an arrow with a mighty draft
- (possibly archaic) The act of drawing in a net for fish.
- (possibly archaic) That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
- he cast his net, which brought him a very great draft
- A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.
Synonyms
- (mouthful of liquid): swig; see also Thesaurus:drink
Derived terms
- air draft
- backdraft
- deep draft
- downdraft
- updraft
Translations
Verb
draft (third-person singular simple present drafts, present participle drafting, simple past and past participle drafted)
- (transitive) To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
- To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
- To write a law.
- (transitive) To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
- To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
- To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
- The calves were drafted from the cows.
- (transitive, sports) To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
- After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
- (transitive, intransitive) To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
- To draw out; to call forth.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Addison to this entry?)
- To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
Translations
Adjective
draft (not comparable)
- (not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
- I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.
- Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.
- A Clydesdale is a draft horse.
Translations
Related terms
- draw
Further reading
- draft in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- draft in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English draw
Noun
draft n (definite singular draftet, indefinite plural draft or drafter, definite plural drafta or draftene)
- nautical chart
Usage notes
Although this word is in common use, it is noted as a misnomer, see references.
Synonyms
- sjøkart
- kystkart
References
- “draft” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English draw
Noun
draft n (definite singular draftet, indefinite plural draft, definite plural drafta)
draft f (definite singular drafta, indefinite plural drafter, definite plural draftene)
- nautical chart
Usage notes
Although this word is in common use, it is noted as a misnomer, see Bokmål references.
Synonyms
- sjøkart
- kystkart
References
- “draft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Noun
draft m (plural drafts)
- draft (in sports)
Yola
Noun
draft
- Alternative form of draught
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