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drawing

n. a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures"

drawing

n. an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book or magazine; "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7"

card

n. one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys"

card

n. a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures); "they sent us a card from Miami"

card

n. thin cardboard, usually rectangular

card

n. a game played with a set of cards

card

n. the winning of 27 cards or more

drawing, drawing off

n. act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well"

drawing, lottery

n. players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots

card, identity card

n. a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show his card to get in"

card, scorecard

n. (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap"

draft, draught, drawing

n. the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

drawing, drafting, draftsmanship

n. the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father"

card, line-up, lineup, batting order

n. (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate"

card, calling card, visiting card

n. a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited

wag, card, wit

n. a witty amusing person who makes jokes

card, menu, carte, bill of fare, carte du jour

n. a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French"

bill, poster, card, notice, placard

n. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

board, card, printed circuit board, circuit board, circuit card, printed circuit

n. a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities

card

v. to play a game of cards

card

v. to remember the quantity of the played cards

card

v. make a record of scores

card, ask for identification

v. ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor; "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!"

tease, card

v. separate the fibers of; "tease wool"

schematic, schematic drawing

n. diagram of an electrical or mechanical system

graph, graphical record

n. a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes

lotto, bingo, beano, keno

n. a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards

pool, pocket billiards

n. any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets

ticket

n. a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)

comic, comedian, comedienne

n. a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

trickster, prankster, hoaxer, practical joker

n. someone who plays practical jokes on others

wiseacre, wisenheimer, weisenheimer, wise guy, smart aleck

n. an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments

fool, jester

n. a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages

mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist

n. an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression

zany

n. a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect

joker, jokester

n. a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes

monkey, imp, scamp, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag

n. one who is playfully mischievous

advertising, ad, advertisement, advert

n. a public promotion of some product or service

announcement

n. a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"

endorsement, blurb

n. a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"

pitch, sales pitch, sales talk

n. promotion by means of an argument and demonstration

substance, content, message, subject matter

n. what a communication that is about something is about

bulletin

n. a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)

memo, memorandum, memoranda

n. a written proposal or reminder

letter, missive

n. a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"

news

n. information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"

notice

n. an announcement containing information about a future event; "you didn't give me enough notice"

billboard, hoarding

n. large outdoor signboard

broadside, bill, throwaway, circular, handbill, broadsheet, flier, flyer

n. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"

information, info

n. a message received and understood

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