Draughts

/dɹɑːfts/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:14 pts8 letters

Definition of Draughts

noun

  1. A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
  2. Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
  3. An act of drinking.
  4. The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.

    "She took a deep draft from the bottle of water."

  5. A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.)

verb

  1. To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
  2. To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
  3. To write a law.
  4. To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.

    "He was drafted during the Vietnam War."

  5. To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.

    "There was a campaign to draft Smith to run for President."

noun

  1. A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.
  2. Ale: a type of beer brewed using top-fermenting yeast.
  3. A mild vesicatory.
  4. An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  5. Any picture or drawing.

Anagrams of Draughts

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

swigcheckercheckersdraught-house