DRAUGHTS
(noun, verb)Definitions
How to pronounce draughts:
Draughts - as a noun
A checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
Draughts - as a verb
To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
To write a law.
To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
Example: "He was drafted during the vietnam war."
To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
Example: "There was a campaign to draft smith to run for president."
To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
Example: "The calves were drafted from the cows."
To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
Example: "After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the miami dolphins."
To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
To draw out; to call forth.
To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
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Word Game Points
DRAUGHTS has a SCRABBLE points total of 13.
DRAUGHTS has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 14.
DRAUGHTS has a WORDFEUD points total of 15.
