drafting
Creating architectural plans
Drafting is the act of creating preliminary versions of documents, plans, or designs.
A lawyer drafts contracts; an architect drafts blueprints.
The word implies work subject to revision: I'm still drafting the proposal.
In racing and cycling, drafting means following closely behind another vehicle or rider to reduce wind resistance.
The draft in professional sports—selecting new players—makes drafting the verb for that selection process.
Detailed technical drawing
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
- CADTechnical drawing technology
- AutoCADComputer-aided design software
- floorplanOverhead architectural diagram
elevation · section · specifications · dimensions · scale · tracing · mechanical · architectural
Creating musical works
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- penningWriting or confining animals
- authoringProducing written content
- proseUnversified language
essay · article · revision · editing · outline · wordsmithing · copywriting · scriptwriting
Mandatory military enrollment
- enlistmentVoluntary entry into service
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- selective serviceCompulsory military enrollment system
- inductionFormal admission process
mobilization · call-up · reserves · lottery · deferment · exemption · registration · servicemen
Making preliminary models
- sketchingMaking rough drawings
- conceptualizeForm a mental picture
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
modeling · schematics · mockup · wireframe · layout · preliminary · refinement · ideation
Methods to achieve goals
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- formationCreation or arrangement
- slipstreamAerodynamic wake zone
peloton · paceline · aerodynamics · teamwork · breakaway · lead-out · pacing · NASCAR
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
- CADTechnical drawing technology
- AutoCADComputer-aided design software
floorplan · elevation · section · specifications · dimensions · scale · tracing · mechanical · architectural · construction
composing
Creating musical works
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- penningWriting or confining animals
- authoringProducing written content
prose · essay · article · revision · editing · outline · wordsmithing · copywriting · scriptwriting · correspondence
conscription
Mandatory military enrollment
- enlistmentVoluntary entry into service
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- selective serviceCompulsory military enrollment system
induction · mobilization · call-up · reserves · lottery · deferment · exemption · registration · servicemen · wartime
prototyping
Making preliminary models
- sketchingMaking rough drawings
- conceptualizeForm a mental picture
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
iteration · modeling · schematics · mockup · wireframe · layout · preliminary · refinement · ideation · visualization
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- formationCreation or arrangement
slipstream · peloton · paceline · aerodynamics · teamwork · breakaway · lead-out · pacing · NASCAR · cycling
selection
Chosen item or items
scouting · roster · trades · lottery · round · overall · signing · franchise · rebuild · talent
- language artsreading comprehension, grammar rules, vocabulary building, phonics, spelling bees
- planning activitiesoutlining, scheduling, strategizing, brainstorming, blueprinting
- Writing Activitiesjotting, scribbling, note-taking, typing, keying
- Mechanical Engineeringmechanical engineer, design engineer, valves, motors, aerospace engineer
- legal skillslegal research, legal writing, legal reasoning, legal analysis, legal ethics
- poetry activitiesreciting, poetry slam, verse writing, rhyming, composing
draftingfreehand drawing
Art made without guides
sketching · freehand · doodling · scribbling
draftingfinalizing
Making something permanent
publishing · ratifying · enacting · executing · completing
draftingvolunteering
Giving service without pay
enlisting · voluntary enlistment · signing up · discharging · exempting
- drafting tablesInclined desks for technical illustration
- drafting toolsInstruments for technical drawing
- drafting compassInstrument for drawing circles
- drafting boardFlat surface for technical drawings
- drafting roomWorkspace for technical plans
- drafting pencilFine-lead instrument for precision drawing