draw
see also ART, PAINT, PICTURE - to make a picture using a pen or pencil: draw* (sth); noun (U): drawing; a picture made in this way: drawing - a drawing done quickly, without many details: sketch; to make a sketch: sketch (sth); noun (U): sketching - a picture that is drawn or painted to make sth clear, for example a story or instructions: illustration; to make an illustration: illustrate sth; noun (U): illustration; a person who illustrates: illustrator - a funny picture for a magazine or newspaper: cartoon; a person who draws cartoons: cartoonist - a drawing done for scientific or industrial purposes: technical drawing; a person who does technical drawings: draughtsman (AmE draftsman) - the production of drawings, diagrams, etc, often using a computer: graphics (noun plural); adjective: graphic computer graphics ◎ graphic design - a drawing done to show how sth new should be made and what it should look like: design; to draw a design: design sth; noun (U): design; a person who designs: designer ※ more on design DESIGN - a drawing done with untidy, meaningless lines or marks: scribble; to make a scribble: scribble (sth); noun (U): scribbling - a drawing done while you are thinking about sth else: doodle; to draw in this way: doodle; noun (U): doodling ※ making a drawing - a line that shows only the outside edge of an object in a picture: outline; something drawn in this way is drawn in outline She quickly drew an outline of the house. - to fill an empty space in a picture with detail: fill sth in - to draw sth, then make it darker with a pencil, etc: shade sth in - the way of drawing objects in a picture so that they seem to be near or far away: perspective (noun U) According to the rules of perspective, parallel lines should meet somewhere in the distance. - to add colour to a drawing: colour sth (in) The area coloured yellow on the map is desert. ◎ The children were colouring in pictures of animals. ※ things that are used for drawing - people usually draw with a penpencil coloured pencils - to draw or write with coloured ink you can use a felt-tip (pen) - a coloured stick, often made of wax: crayon - sticks of black, burnt wood that can be used for drawing: charcoal (noun U) - to draw or write on a blackboard, you use chalk (noun U/C) a piece of chalk ◎ coloured chalks ※ more on pens and pencils PEN/PENCIL - a straight piece of wood or plastic which is used for measuring or drawing straight lines: ruler - an instrument that you use to draw circles: compass, (pair of) compasses (noun plural)
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