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drawing board

draw·ing board
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [draw-ing bawrd, bohrd]
    • /ˈdrɔ ɪŋ bɔrd, boʊrd/
    • /ˈdrɔːɪŋ bɔːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [draw-ing bawrd, bohrd]
    • /ˈdrɔ ɪŋ bɔrd, boʊrd/

Definitions of drawing board words

  • noun drawing board a rectangular board on which paper is placed or mounted for drawing or drafting. 1
  • idioms drawing board back to the drawing board, back to the original or an earlier stage of planning or development: Our plan didn't work out, so it's back to the drawing board. 1
  • idioms drawing board on the drawing board, in the planning or design stage: The shopping center is still on the drawing board. 1
  • noun drawing board support for paper 1
  • countable noun drawing board A drawing board is a large flat board, often fixed to a metal frame so that it looks like a desk, on which you place your paper when you are drawing or designing something. 0
  • noun drawing board a smooth flat rectangular board on which paper, canvas, etc, is placed for making drawings 0
See all 9 definitions of drawing board

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Origin of drawing board

First appearance:

before 1715
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1715-25

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Parts of speech for Drawing board

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Drawing board

drawing board popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for drawing board

noun drawing board

  • square one — a starting point; initial stage or step: If this plan fails, we'll have to go back to square one.
  • start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
  • drafting board — drawing board.
All 3 Synonyms of drawing board

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