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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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criterion
English
Alternative forms
- criteria (nonstandard)
- criterium
Etymology
From New Latin criterion, from Ancient Greek ????????? (krit?rion, “a test, a means of judging”), from ?????? (krit?s, “judge”), from ????? (krín?, “to judge”); see critic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?a??t???i.?n/, /k???t???i.?n/
- Rhymes: -??i?n
Noun
criterion (plural criteria)
- A standard or test by which individual things or people may be compared and judged.
Usage notes
- The plural form criterions also exists, but is much less common.
- The form criteria is sometimes used as a nonstandard singular form (as in a criteria, this criteria, and so on), with corresponding plural form criterias. In this use, it sometimes means “a single criterion”, sometimes “a set of criteria”.
Related terms
- criterial
- crisis
- critic
- criticize
- critical
Translations
Further reading
- criterion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- criterion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- tricerion
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????????? (krit?rion).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kri?te.ri.on/, [k???t???i?n]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kri?te.ri.on/, [k?i?t????i?n]
Noun
criterion n (genitive criteri?); second declension
- criterion
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
Descendants
- ? Catalan: criteri
- ? Dutch: criterium
- ? English: criterion
- ? German: Kriterium
- ? Italian: criterio
- ? Spanish: criterio
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