drawing
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈdrɔɪŋ/
:
dibujo
- This is one of Johann Davis' earliest drawings.
- line drawings
- paintings and drawings
- drawings by artists
But I'd like renderings based on my drawing ASAP.
- But I'd like renderings based on my drawing ASAP.
- Later Hogarth did a drawing of exactly that.
- And we're just going to create little, little drawings with, yes, you're cheating.
- This drawing was drawn by Jonathan, the father.
- Now, what about our drawings on the CPU?
Examples
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I created a beautiful drawing of the sunset using colored pencils.
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Two recent studies directly investigated drawings by human artists of 3D models.
Academic text (2012) -
Step one, make a nice drawing of an EV.
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I will allow you both to have your drawings, which are just really great.
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Excuse me, these drawings, they are just beautiful.
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This drawing was drawn by Jonathan, the father.
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Sir, we submitted the drawings long ago.
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There were two samples of students' drawings taken at two different dates.
Academic text (2011) -
His mother is surprised by the sophistication and accuracy of the drawings and his vocabulary.
Academic text (2015) -
He left piles of notes and drawings.
Synonyms
150
2.5
A quick simple drawing used to plan an idea
66
2.8
A picture in a book that helps explain or decorate the text
30
4.0
A picture or other image that shows what something looked like
20
5.8
A picture or computer image that shows how a building will look
9
3.7
A drawing made with black sticks of burned wood that make dark lines
3
3.6
A picture made only with lines that shows the shape of things without color or shading
2
6.7
A drawing that shows the outlines or shapes of things
2
7.4
Ability to draw clear, accurate pictures or plans
1
4.4
Skill in making exact plans and pictures for machines and buildings
A quick simple sketch that shows the main ideas
A simple drawing that shows the outer lines of an object like a face or building
Making detailed drawings of buildings and machines
Idioms
- Informal
9
4.2
Start again from the beginning when a plan or idea fails
- Informal
To begin a plan or project again from the start after a failure
Compounds
3
3.6
A picture made only with lines that shows the shape of things without color or shading
- Specialized
1
5.6
A drawing that uses simple symbols to show parts of a machine or electrical circuit
- Specialized
1
4.4
Skill in making exact plans and pictures for machines and buildings
- Specialized
1
9.0
Extra international money from the IMF to help countries build foreign currency reserves and keep their exchange rates stable
- Specialized
A picture or model that shows the inside of something by removing part of its outside
- Specialized
A machine that pulls metal through a small hole to make wire or rods
- Specialized
A detailed measured picture that shows a machine or part for making it
- Specialized
A picture that uses thin watercolor layers to make soft shades and depth
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Drawing comes from the old verb draw, which meant 'to pull' and is like the word drag. Making a picture was like 'pulling' a line across paper, so drawing means making pictures.