DRAWING


Meaning of DRAWING in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ chalk , charcoal , ink , line , pastel , pencil

a set of charcoal ~s by a local artist

▪ black-and-white

▪ original , preliminary , preparatory

The bridge looked quite different from the architect's original ~s.

▪ scale

a scale ~ of a jet

▪ architectural , engineering , technical , working

a working ~ of the proposed power station

▪ life

He earned money as a model for life-drawing classes.

VERB + DRAWING

▪ create , do , execute , make

He made a ~ of how the Roman villa must have looked.

DRAWING + VERB

▪ depict sth , show sth

The ~ shows the Market Square.

▪ accompany sth , illustrate sth

Beautiful line ~s accompany the text.

DRAWING + NOUN

▪ board

These days, designers spend more time at the computer than at the ~ board.

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~

The door opened onto a courtyard, as shown in the ~.

▪ ~ by

a pencil ~ by Picasso

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