drawing board

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noun

a rectangular board on which paper is placed or mounted for drawing or drafting.

Idioms for 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.

on the drawing board, in the planning or design stage: The shopping center is still on the drawing board.

Origin of drawing board

First recorded in 1715–25

Words nearby drawing board

draw gear, drawhole, draw in, drawing, drawing account, drawing board, drawing card, drawing chisel, drawing frame, drawing-in, drawing pin

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Example sentences from the Web for drawing board

These sirens of the drawing-board were invariably smelling a rose or kissing a canary, and always had a weakness for pearls.
The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2)|Harry Furniss
It is generally a mistake to pin it down, or to damp and stretch it on the drawing-board (see p. 356).
Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering|Edward Johnston
The cam is pivoted by a pin passing through it and the zinc, and driven into the drawing-board.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose
At O is a needle-point which is driven into the drawing-board, and at T is the tracer.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various

He bent down over the drawing-board once more, but he could no longer chain his thoughts to the work before him.
Cape of Storms|Percival Pollard

British Dictionary definitions for drawing board

drawing board

noun

a smooth flat rectangular board on which paper, canvas, etc, is placed for making drawings

back to the drawing board return to an earlier stage in an enterprise because a planned undertaking has failed

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Idioms and Phrases with drawing board

drawing board

see back to the drawing board.

单词	drawing board
释义	drawing board SEE SYNONYMS FOR drawing board ON THESAURUS.COM noun a rectangular board on which paper is placed or mounted for drawing or drafting. Idioms for 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. on the drawing board, in the planning or design stage: The shopping center is still on the drawing board. Origin of drawing board First recorded in 1715–25 Words nearby drawing board draw gear, drawhole, draw in, drawing, drawing account, drawing board, drawing card, drawing chisel, drawing frame, drawing-in, drawing pin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for drawing board These sirens of the drawing-board were invariably smelling a rose or kissing a canary, and always had a weakness for pearls. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2)\|Harry Furniss It is generally a mistake to pin it down, or to damp and stretch it on the drawing-board (see p. 356). Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering\|Edward Johnston The cam is pivoted by a pin passing through it and the zinc, and driven into the drawing-board. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II\|Joshua Rose At O is a needle-point which is driven into the drawing-board, and at T is the tracer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4\|Various He bent down over the drawing-board once more, but he could no longer chain his thoughts to the work before him. Cape of Storms\|Percival Pollard British Dictionary definitions for drawing board drawing board noun a smooth flat rectangular board on which paper, canvas, etc, is placed for making drawings back to the drawing board return to an earlier stage in an enterprise because a planned undertaking has failed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with drawing board drawing board see back to the drawing board. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to drawing board square one, start, drafting board
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drawing board

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British Dictionary definitions for drawing board

noun

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