draughts

Cold air flows

Draughts is the British name for the board game Americans call checkers—two players moving round pieces diagonally across a checkered board, capturing by jumping over opponents.

Fancy a game of draughts?

The singular draught has other meanings: a current of air, a drink taken in one swallow, or the depth a ship sits in water.

boardgame

checkers

Diagonal jumping board game

  • boardFlat rigid panel
  • piecesParts of something divided
  • kingMale crowned ruler

capture · jump · diagonal · squares · opponent · strategy · move · crown · tournament · match

airflow

breeze

Light, gentle air movement

current · chill · cold · window · door · crack · nippy · waft · blow · stream

pub

tavern

Public drinking establishment

  • alehouseDrinking establishment
  • innLodging for wayfarers
  • barDrinking establishment

taproom · publican · landlord · pint · locals · counter · stool · snug · darts · bartender

beer

ale

Warm-fermented malt drink

  • lagerCold-conditioned beer
  • stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage
  • pilsnerCrisp, golden Czech-style brew

porter · tap · keg · pint · cask · head · foam · hops · malt · barrel

drinking

gulp

Hasty, large swallow

  • swigLarge hasty draught
  • sipSmall mouthful of liquid
  • quaffDrink in gulps

swallow · mouthful · dose · pull · tipple · nip · slug · drink · beverage · thirst

Categories
Opposites
game complexity

draughtschess

Strategic board game

Go · shogi · backgammon · checkers

air movement

draughtsstillness

Complete lack of motion

still air · stagnant air · stuffiness · dead air · calm

environmental sealing

draughtsairtightness

Quality of preventing airflow

insulation · draught-proofing · weatherproofing · hermetic seal · snugness

Phrases
Family

draught, draughting, draughtsman, draughtboard, draughtsmen, draught-free

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G