drawing

/ˈdɹɑ.ɪŋ/
noun

A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.

  2. The act of producing such a picture.

  3. Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.

  4. The process of drawing or pulling something.

    “Proverb: An official is great in his office as a well is rich in drawings of water.”

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Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English drauinge, drawinge, alteration of earlier drawende, drawand, from Old English dragende, from Proto-Germanic *dragandz (“drawing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to draw; pull”), equivalent to draw + -ing.

DRAWING at a glance

DRAWING has 7 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (D 2 + R 1 + A 1 + W 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,519 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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