drafts 1 of 2

noun

Definition of draftsnext
plural of draft
1
as in loads
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported the draft of an average-sized oil tanker

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2
as in drinks
the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time took a long draft of the beer before putting his mug down

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3
as in winds
noticeable movement of air in a particular direction do you feel a draft from beneath the door?

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drafts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of draft
1
as in recruits
to pick especially for required military service my grandfather was drafted to fight in a war that he opposed

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as in prepares
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form draft a letter to the local newspaper giving your views on the problem

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as in drains
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely remember to draft the water from the pool so that we can close it up for the winter

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  1. winds
  2. prepares
  3. payloads
  4. burdens
  5. writes
  6. cargoes
Noun
  • Thursday marked the seventh day of search and rescue and eighth day since Helene crashed into the Big Bend of Florida as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140 mph.
    Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Thursday marked the seventh day of search and rescue and eighth day since Helene crashed into the Big Bend of Florida as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140 mph.
    Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
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Verb
  • The oil tanker ‘Devon’ prepares to transfer crude oil from Kharg Island oil terminal to India in the Persian Gulf, Iran, on March 23, 2018.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Specializing in this before-afterlife care prepares Sims for difficult moments like, Discussing End of Life services or Contemplating Existence.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of prepares
Noun
  • While rockets get satellites and payloads into orbit, like an airplane carrying passengers to a metro area, space tugs deliver them to specific destinations, like taxis taking those passengers home from the airport.
    Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
  • These include provisions that would limit driverless trucks from roads with speeds of 50mph or higher and prevent them from carrying certain payloads, like hazardous chemicals.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of payloads
Noun
  • These additional burdens, by definition, must either increase the price of plastics, reduce the returns to shareholders, or reduce the incomes of workers.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • These additional burdens, by definition, must either increase the price of plastics, reduce the returns to shareholders, or reduce the incomes of workers.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of burdens
Verb
  • Lois Alter Mark has traveled to all seven continents and writes about everything from luxury spas, cruises and hotels to quirky museums, street food and her favorite travel products.
    Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • If Page Six writes about what happened at an event at, say, the Metropolitan Museum, and Melinda Gates, Nicole Kidman, Bono and attorney Shelly Bernstein are among the guests, guess who gave them the item?
    Susan Mulcahy, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of writes
Noun
  • Another company, Venture Global through the Calcasieu Pass facility in Louisiana, sold 360 cargoes to the spot market since the Russian invasion occurred.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Dress the sweater up with jeans and heels or keep it casual by wearing it with cargos and boots.
    Miles Walls, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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