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— English words —

• draft n. (US spelling) A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
• draft n. (US spelling) The draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
• draft n. (US spelling) An act of drinking.
• draft n. (US spelling) The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
• draft n. (US spelling) A dose (Of medicine, alcohol, etc.).
• draft n. (US spelling) Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
• draft n. (US spelling, nautical) The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline…
• draft n. (Universal) An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing.
• draft n. (Universal) A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
• draft n. (Universal) A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
• draft n. (American English, usually with the) Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
• draft n. (Politics, American English) A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
• draft n. (Sports, American English) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
• draft n. (US spelling, rail transport) The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack…
• draft n. The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
• draft n. (US spelling, possibly archaic) The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of…
• draft n. (US spelling, possibly archaic) The act of drawing in a net for fish.
• draft n. (US spelling, possibly archaic) That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
• draft n. (British English, possibly archaic) A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.
• draft v. (Transitive) To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
• draft v. To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
• draft v. To write a law.
• draft v. (Transitive, US) To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
• draft v. To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
• draft v. To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
• draft v. (Transitive, sports, US) To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
• draft v. (Transitive, intransitive) To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic…
• draft v. To draw out; to call forth.
• draft v. To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
• draft adj. (Not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
• draft adj. Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Norwegian bokmål - Norwegian nynorsk
  • draft n. Nautical chart.
• Yola
  • draft n. Alternative form of draught.

— English words, defined in German —

• draft S. Zug (beim Trinken oder Atmen).
• draft S. Zug, Durchzug.
• draft S. Entwurf.
• draft S. Bankwesen: Wechsel, Tratte.
• draft S. Einberufung zum Militär.
• draft S. Fassbier.

— English words, defined in French —

• draft n. Courant d’air.
• draft n. Brouillon, ébauche d’un document.
• draft n. Premier jet d’un dessin.
• draft n. (Sport) Recrutement de joueurs professionnels.
• draft n. (Militaire) Conscription.
• draft n. Gorgée d’une boisson.
• draft n. (Marine) Tirant d’eau (profondeur dont un objet flottant s’enfonce dans le liquide).
• draft n. (Métallurgie) Dépouille.
• draft v. Ébaucher, créer une ébauche.
• draft v. (Militaire) Conscrire, embrigader, enrôler une personne de force.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• draft s. Borrador, boceto.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• draft s. Stesura, bozza.
• draft s. (Diritto) (economia) cambiale.

— In German —

• draft V. 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs draften.
• Draft S. Sport, USA: Veranstaltung, bei der Mannschaften einer Profiliga…
• Draft S. EDV: bestimmte Schriftart, die beim Drucken weniger Zeit benötigt.
• Draft S. Entwurf, der einem Projekt zugrunde liegt.

— In French —

• draft n. (Anglicisme) Bourse aux joueurs dans tous les sports collectifs…
• draft n. (Anglicisme) (Jeux) Mécanique de jeu consistant à choisir…
• draft n.f. (Québec) (Anglicisme) Bière servie à la pression.
• draft n.f. (Québec) (Anglicisme) Courant d’air.

— In Portuguese —

• draft s. (Estrangeirismo) ver desenho, esboço, rascunho.

199 English words from 33 English definitions

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34 English words from 28 foreign definitions

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1 foreign word from 33 English definitions

A␣cheque

77 foreign words from 28 foreign definitions

Aktiv Anglicisme Atmen Bankwesen bei beim benötigt bestimmte boceto boisson Borrador bozza Brouillon cambiale choisir collectifs Conscrire créer de␣force Dépouille desenho Diritto draften Drucken Durchzug Ébaucher economia Einberufung einem einer embrigader enfonce enrôler Entwurf esboço Estrangeirismo Fassbier flottant Gorgée Imperativ jeu Jeux joueurs liegt liquide Mannschaften Mécanique Mécanique␣de␣jeu Métallurgie Militaire Militär oder personne Präsens Premier␣jet professionnels profondeur Projekt rascunho Recrutement Schriftart servie sports␣collectifs Stesura Tirant Tirant␣d’eau tous Tratte Trinken une Veranstaltung Wechsel weniger Zeit zugrunde zugrunde␣liegt zum

70 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

drafts drafty drafted draftee drafter draft␣in draftage draft-bar draftees drafters draftier draftily drafting draftman draftmen draftnik draftable draft-bars draft␣card draftiest draftings draftless draftmate draftniks draftsman draftsmen draft␣stop draftboard draft␣board draft␣cards draft␣horse drafthouse draft␣house draftiness draftmates draftproof draft␣snake draft␣stops draftwoman draftwomen draft␣animal draftboards draft␣boards draft␣dodger draft␣horses drafthouses draft␣houses draftproofs draftsmanly draft␣snakes +20 words

35 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

indrafts redrafts updrafts air␣drafts misdrafts outdrafts redrafted undrafted backdrafts deep␣drafts downdrafts foredrafts misdrafted nondrafted overdrafts redrafting withdrafts misdrafting overdrafted photodrafts polydrafter redraftings sight␣drafts undraftable campdrafting demand␣drafts overdrafting polydrafters banker's␣drafts bankers'␣drafts overdraftings throughdrafts through-drafts through␣drafts daylight␣overdrafts

24 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

indraft redraft updraft air␣draft misdraft outdraft predraft antidraft backdraft bank␣draft deep␣draft downdraft foredraft overdraft postdraft withdraft photodraft sight␣draft demand␣draft banker's␣draft throughdraft through-draft through␣draft daylight␣overdraft

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

aft AFT aft- Dra DRA Raf RAF raft

9 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ard Ard ARD 'ard -ard far FAR fard TFA

10 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

adrift daftar dafter drafts drafty dryfat duftar farted rafted Tardif

26 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

ADRT Art.D. daft darf dart Dart DArT DART DFAT drat DTRA fard fart FART frat FRTA raft RDFa RTFA tard 'tard -tard tarf trad traf TRAF

15 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

craft Craft -craft draff drait drant Drant drift druft graft Graft kraft Kraft traft yraft

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

daft drat raft

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