rough+draft
51draft — /drɑ:ft/ noun 1. an order for money to be paid by a bank ● We asked for payment by banker’s draft. ♦ to make a draft on a bank to ask a bank to pay money for you 2. a first rough plan or document which has not been finished ● A draft of the… …
52rough — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a having an uneven or irregular surface, not smooth or level or polished. b Tennis applied to the side of a racket from which the twisted gut projects. 2 (of ground, country, etc.) having many bumps, obstacles, etc. 3… …
53draft — I. n. 1. Drawing, selection. 2. Bill of exchange. 3. [Written also Draught.] Outline, delineation, rough sketch, rough copy. II. v. a. 1. Detach, select. 2. Make an outline of, make a draft of, make a rough sketch of …
54Draft History of Qing — The Draft History of Qing (Chinese: 清史稿, pinyin: Qingshigao) is a draft of the official history of the Chinese Qing Dynasty compiled and written under Zhao Erxun by a team of more than 100 historians hired by the Republic of China s Beiyang… …
55rough — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not smooth] Syn. unequal, broken, coarse, choppy, ruffled, uneven, ridged, rugged, scabrous, irregular, unsanded, needing sanding, needing finishing, needing smoothing, not sanded, not smoothed, not finished, unfinished …
56draft — I noun 1) the draft of his speech Syn: preliminary version, rough outline, plan, skeleton, abstract; main points, bare bones 2) a draft of the building Syn: plan, blueprint, design, diagram …
57draft — An order in writing by one person on another to pay a sum of money therein specified to a third person on demand or at a future time therein stated. 11 Am J2d B & N § 14. A term completely synonymous with bill of exchange. See State v Di Nocla,… …
58rough — rÊŒf n. unpleasant or difficult aspect; draft, work still in the preliminary stages; uneven rocky terrain; hoodlum, ruffian (British) v. coarsen, become rough; behave violently; prepare in preliminary form, sketch adj. harsh, severe; coarse,… …
59draft — 1. noun /dɹɑːft,dɹæft/ a) An early version of a written work I have to revise the first draft of my term paper. b) A preliminary sketch, rough outline His first drafts were better than most authors final products. 2 …
60rough drawing — noun a preliminary sketch of a design or picture • Syn: ↑draft • Derivationally related forms: ↑draft (for: ↑draft) • Hypernyms: ↑sketch, ↑study …
