Definition of draws

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • draws is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • draws is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • draws is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of draws


  • thread on or as if on a string (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. string
    2. thread
  • poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer (noun)

    Examples

    1. he played only draw and stud

    Synonyms

    1. draw poker
  • remove the entrails of (verb)

    Examples

    1. draw a chicken

    Synonyms

    1. disembowel
    2. eviscerate
  • suck in or take (air) (verb)

    Examples

    1. draw a deep breath
    2. draw on a cigarette

    Synonyms

    1. drag
    2. puff
  • pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him (verb)

    Examples

    1. in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes

    Synonyms

    1. draw and quarter
    2. quarter
  • give a description of (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. depict
    2. describe
  • anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random (noun)

    Examples

    1. the luck of the draw

    Synonyms

    1. lot
  • finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. tie
  • make a mark or lines on a surface (verb)

    Examples

    1. draw a line

    Synonyms

    1. delineate
    2. describe
    3. line
    4. trace
  • get or derive (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. reap
  • pass over, across, or through (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. guide
    2. pass
    3. run
  • an entertainer who attracts large audiences (noun)

    Examples

    1. he was the biggest drawing card they had

    Synonyms

    1. attracter
    2. attraction
    3. attractor
    4. drawing card
  • direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. attract
    2. draw in
    3. pull
    4. pull in
  • a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. hook
    2. hooking
  • bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover (verb)

    Examples

    1. draw a weapon

    Synonyms

    1. get out
    2. pull
    3. pull out
    4. take out
  • earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. get
  • make, formulate, or derive in the mind (verb)

    Examples

    1. I draw a line here
    2. draw a conclusion
    3. draw parallels

    Synonyms

    1. make
  • the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided (noun)

    Examples

    1. the game ended in a draw

    Synonyms

    1. standoff
    2. tie
  • take in, also metaphorically (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. absorb
    2. imbibe
    3. soak up
    4. sop up
    5. suck
    6. suck up
    7. take in
    8. take up
  • stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) (verb)

    Examples

    1. The archers were drawing their bows

    Synonyms

    1. pull back
  • the act of drawing or hauling something (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. haul
    2. haulage
  • (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. draw play
  • choose at random (verb)

    Examples

    1. draw a card

    Synonyms

    1. cast
  • remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. draw off
    2. take out
    3. withdraw
  • cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. pull
  • cause to move by pulling (verb)

    Examples

    1. draw a wagon

    Synonyms

    1. pull
  • take liquid out of a container or well (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. take out
  • a gully that is shallower than a ravine (noun)
  • allow a draft (verb)

    Examples

    1. This chimney draws very well
  • a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack (noun)

    Examples

    1. he got a pair of kings in the draw
  • bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition (verb)

    Examples

    1. She was drawn to despair
    2. The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum
    3. The session was drawn to a close
  • cause to flow (verb)
  • cause to localize at one point (verb)
  • contract (verb)
  • elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc. (verb)
  • engage in drawing (verb)

    Examples

    1. He spent the day drawing in the garden
  • flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching (verb)

    Examples

    1. draw steel
  • move or go steadily or gradually (verb)
  • move or pull so as to cover or uncover something (verb)

    Examples

    1. draw the shades
    2. draw the curtains
  • reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die (verb)

    Examples

    1. draw wire
  • represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface (verb)
  • require a specified depth for floating (verb)

    Examples

    1. This boat draws 70 inches
  • select or take in from a given group or region (verb)

    Examples

    1. The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population
  • steep; pass through a strainer (verb)

    Examples

    1. draw pulp from the fruit
  • write a legal document or paper (verb)

    Examples

    1. The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office

See definition of draws in Merriam Webster