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Definition: Drafting |
DraftingNoun1. Writing a first version to be filled out and polished later. 2. The craft of drawing blueprints. 3. The creation of artistic drawings; "he learned drawing from his father". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "drafting" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
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Industry | The conversion of a design into diagrammatic form preparatory to punching the jacquard cards. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The process of attenuating laps, slivers, slubbings, and rovings to decrease the mass per unit length. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The basic concept of the mechanics of drafting is to place a piece of paper (or other material) on a surface with right-angle corners and straight sides - typically a drafting table. A sliding straight-edge known as a t-square is then placed on one of the sides, allowing it to be slid across the side of the table, and thus across over the surface of the paper.
Parallel lines can be drawn simply by moving the t-square and running a pencil along the t-square's edge, but more typically the t-square is used as a tool to hold other devices such as triangles. In this case the draftsman places one or more triangles of known angles on the t-square - which is itself at right angles to the edge of the table - and can then drawn lines at any chosen angle to others on the page. Modern drafting tables come equipped with a parallel rule that is supported on both sides of the table but can slide over the piece of paper. Because it is secured on both sides, parallel lines are guaranteed to be parallel.
In addition the draftsman uses several tools to draw curves and circles. Primary among these are the compass, used for drawing simple arcs and circles, and the french curve, typically a piece of plastic with complex curves on it. A spline is a rubber coated articulated metal that can be manually bent to most curves.
This basic drafting system requires an accurate table and constant attention to the positioning of the tools. A common error was to allow the triangles to push the top of the t-square down slightly, thereby throwing off all angles. Even tasks as simple as drawing two angled lines meeting at a point required a number of moves of the t-square and triangles, and in general drafting was a time consuming process.
A solution to these problems was the introduction of the "drafting machine", an application of the pantograph (sometimes referred to incorrectly as a "pentagraph" in these situations) which allowed the draftsman to have an accurate right angle at any point on the page quite quickly. These machines often included the ability to change the angle, thereby removing the need for the triangles as well.
In addition to the mechanics of drawing the lines onto a piece of paper, drafting requires the understanding of the engineering drawings. At one time, drafting was a sought-after job, considered one of the more demanding and highly-skilled of the trades. Today the mechanics of the drafting task has been largely automated, and greatly accelerated, through the use of CAD systems. Drafting is often accomplished by the engineer, architect, or machinist. Skilled CAD operators continue to be in demand for routine changes to drawings.
Drafting is when one moving object gets close behind another moving object and gets into its slipstream, a region of reduced air pressure or even suction in the direction of the movement. As a result, the behind object uses less energy for moving because the front object blocks a significant amount of air resistance. See also: wake, race.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Drafting."
Synonyms: DraftingSynonyms: draftsmanship (n), drawing (n), mechanical drawing (n). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: draughted (industry). |
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 | Interior View of Drafting Room in ERB. Credit: NASA. |  | NACA Drafting Room. Credit: NASA. |
 | Wiredrag contract launch ROOSEVELT Drafting table and shelter for plotting sheet installed Wiredrag party of A. Joachims. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Title page showing of practical geometry and surveying manual showing Pythagoras , Archimedes, a 3-4-5 triangle, numerous drafting and surveying instruments. In: "Geometriae practicae novae et auctae tractatus I[-IV] ..." by Schwenter, Daniel, 1585-1636. Published posthumously in 1641. Credit: Treasures of the Library. |
 | Various drafting instruments. "Geometriae practicae novae et auctae tractatus I[-IV] ..." by Schwenter, Daniel, 1585-1636. Vol. I, page 105. Published posthumously in 1641. Credit: Treasures of the Library. |  | Two chain bridges across the Great River (Ostrov, Russia). Plan, elevation, and section] / Chief Drafting Office Engineer Lieutenant Colonel Savlovskii. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Iowa State College. Ames, Iowa. Drafting in a landscape architecture class. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Lambert Showroom, business at 3800 Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas. Drafting room. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Gyro Mechanisms, Halesite, Huntington, Long Island. Drafting room. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Dyna-Empire, Stewart Ave., Garden City. Drafting room. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | China is now drafting “The National Plan for the IC Card Application Development”. (references) | |
China is drafting rules and considering other measures to regulate the pesticide market and prevent poisonings among vegetable consumers. (references) | ||
The Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) within the Office of the Prime Minister is drafting a Standard Leasing Contract that aims at protecting consumers from unfair treatment by leasing companies. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Kenya | The drafting committee submitted the legislation to the Attorney General's office for review in 2000; however, no further action was taken by year's end. (references) |
Hong Kong | The official's remarks created a furor among politicians, human rights activists, and the media, and renewed concerns over the drafting of the antisubversion law required by the Basic Law. (references) | |
Mongolia | The Constitution contains a provision that addresses political asylum, but there are no implementing regulations; however, the MOJHA is in the process of drafting legislation to address both refugee status and asylum. (references) | |
Economic History | Venezuela | As of mid-2001 the great majority of these laws was in the drafting stage. (references) |
Lebanon | Lebanon is currently drafting a new Trademark and Geographical indication Law. (references) | |
Fiji | A constitutional review commission is in the process of drafting a new constitution. (references) | |
Human Rights | Kenya | It is tasked with drafting recommendations on human rights problems and providing these to the government agencies under whose purview the problems fall. (references) |
Tanzania | Judicial ethics committees were tasked with drafting recommendations to improve the credibility and conduct of the judiciary; however, they had not yet drafted a report by year's end. (references) | |
Russia | Several of these groups are recognized and consulted by government and legislative officials for their expertise in certain fields, and such groups participate (with varying degrees of success) in the process of drafting legislation and decrees. (references) | |
Indigenous People | South Africa | Traditional leaders and government representatives met several times during the year to discuss the relative roles of traditional leaders and municipal structures with the aim of drafting a legislative amendment setting out these roles. (references) |
Chile | A committee composed of representatives of indigenous groups participated in drafting the 1993 law that recognizes the ethnic diversity of the indigenous population and gives indigenous people a voice in decisions affecting their lands, cultures, and traditions. (references) | |
Minorities | Zimbabwe | The President threatened to arrest white M.P.'s for drafting the impeachment motion. (references) |
Political Economy | Sri Lanka | Legislative drafting is generally handled by the executive. (references) |
Albania | Albania's NGOs are involved in providing social services, drafting legislation, training election monitors, and lobbying for reform. (references) | |
Afghanistan | In 1999 the Taliban claimed that it was drafting a constitution based on Islamic law but there were no further announcements regarding a constitution during the year. (references) | |
Political Rights | Burma | The junta gave the convention the task of drafting a new constitution designed to provide a dominant role for the military services in the country's future political structure. (references) |
Liechtenstein | On September 13, Prime Minister Otmar Hasler confirmed to Parliament that his Government was drafting a bill for Parliament based on the compromise reached between the Prince and the Citizens' Forum. (references) | |
Uzbekistan | President Karimov and the executive branch maintain control through sweeping decree powers, primary authority for drafting legislation, and control of all government appointments, most aspects of the economy, and the security forces. (references) | |
Trade | Luxembourg | The European Union has begun drafting legislation regarding electronic waste. (references) |
China | There are several existing competition laws, and China is drafting a new anti-monopoly law. (references) | |
Bulgaria | Already, Bulgaria is making an effort to take into consideration the requirements of EU directives in drafting new legislation. (references) | |
Travel | Oman | As of the time of drafting this Guide, there are no travel advisories in effect for Oman. (references) |
Women | Qatar | Women have actively participated in drafting the law by forming committees, organizing and chairing public meetings and discussions, actively provoking debates on the issues, and publicizing the draft law. (references) |
Ghana | FIDA presented the draft bill to the Director of Legislative Drafting of the Parliament, who is responsible for converting proposed bills into proper legislative format for eventual consideration by Parliament. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Tajikistan | The Council of Ministers formally consults both organizations during the drafting of social welfare and worker rights legislation. (references) |
Andorra | At year's end, it was negotiating with the Government on the drafting of a law for the protection of workers in trade unions, and to develop social security system and labor relations. (references) | |
Croatia | During the year, labor unions protested the Government's drafting of a new labor law without input from labor organizations; a new drafting process was underway at year's end to include union participation. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | African leaders have spoken out on the issue of political prisoners, and the OAU is drafting its own Charter on Human Rights. |
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| "Drafting" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 48.38% of the time. "Drafting" is used about 401 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 48.38% | 194 | 22,014 |
| Noun (singular) | 40.15% | 161 | 24,661 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 8.48% | 34 | 59,261 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.99% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Total | 100.00% | 401 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "drafting": drafting board ♦ drafting committee ♦ drafting instrument ♦ drafting room ♦ drafting table. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "drafting": constitution-drafting, re-drafting. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
drafting | 688 | drafting boards | 36 |
drafting supply | 500 | drafting program | 32 |
drafting table | 467 | drafting school | 32 |
drafting job | 308 | alvin drafting supply | 28 |
drafting chair | 158 | pattern drafting | 24 |
drafting stool | 89 | free drafting software | 24 |
drafting software | 75 | drafting machine | 24 |
drafting furniture | 74 | bank drafting | 24 |
drafting services | 70 | check drafting | 23 |
drafting equipment | 67 | drafting desk | 22 |
computer aided drafting | 61 | will drafting | 22 |
drafting paper | 56 | auto cad drafting | 21 |
drafting tool | 56 | drafting template | 20 |
architectural drafting | 54 | cad drafting services | 19 |
drafting standard | 46 | contract drafting | 17 |
cad drafting | 43 | drafting storage | 17 |
ergonomic drafting chair | 42 | mechanical drafting | 16 |
drafting symbol | 39 | used drafting table | 16 |
drafting service | 38 | drafting room | 15 |
drafting and design | 37 | architectural drafting services | 15 |
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| Language | Translations for "drafting"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | السحب. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | чертане (description, drawing, graphics, protraction, tracing), планиране (gliding, mapping, planning, volplane). (various references) | |
Chinese | 起草 (Drafted, Draughted). (various references) | |
Danish | dybdemaaling (bathymetry), dessin (draught, drawing, pattern, plan, sketch, texture), udkast (casting, casting off, cast-off unploughed strip, concept, conception, dead furrow, design, draught, drawing, earth furrow, finish, minute, open furrow, pattern, plan, project, sketch, sole furrow, texture), tegning til kortslåning (draughting), tegning (design, drawing), mønster (sample, specimen), forstrække (drawing). (various references) | |
Dutch | verstrekken (procure, provide), technische patroontekening (draughting), strekken (extend, strech, strech out, wind up), rekken (extend, lengthen, strech out), peiling stand vloeibare of korrelvormige lading. (various references) | |
Finnish | venytys (stretching), työpiirustuksen laatiminen (draughting), mallipiirustuksen laatiminen (draughting), kuviointi (pattern), kuvioaihe (draught, drawing, pattern, plan, sketch, texture), kuvio (figure), koristelu (decoration). (various references) | |
French | dessin (drawing), traînée (drag, draggle-tail), schématisation, remaniement, préparation (dressing), planification, pigeage, motif (draught, drawing), mise en carte (draughting), étirage (drawing, drawing out), ébauchage. (various references) | |
German | skizzierend (adumbrating, delineating, outlining). (various references) | |
Greek | σχέδιο δαντέλλας (draughting), εκτίμηση βάρους εμπορεύματος, τράβηγμα (draught, drawing, haul, pull, traction, tug, twitch, withdrawal, withdrawament, yank), δείγμα υφάσματος (draught, drawing, pattern, plan, sketch, texture). (various references) | |
Hebrew | טיוט. (various references) | |
Hungarian | megfogalmazás (composition, framing, phrasing, shaping, wording). (various references) | |
Indonesian | penggambaran (depiction, description). (various references) | |
Italian | disegno (aim, design, drawing, outline, pattern, picture, plan, scheme, sketch, tracery), stiro (ironing), redazione (editing, editorial, editorial staff, reclamation, staff), messa in carta (draughting). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 起草 (drawing up a bill), 起稿 , 起案 , 徴" (requisition). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | きそう (donation, drawing up a bill, fantastic idea, gas phase, high priest, presentation, respectful form of address to a priest, to compete with, to emulate), き"う (armor, armour, breath control, breathing exercise, calling at aport, chi kung, cleverness, climate, contribution, contrivance, eccentricities, homeward voyage or flight, horseback riding, mechanism, organization, qigong, remarkable effect, returning to port, returning to school, season, setting to work, spirit cultivation, stoma, stopping at a port, traveller's journal, trick, you), きあ" (desk), ちょうよう (appointing to a responsible post, Chrysanthemum Festival, requisition, young and old). (various references) | |
Korean | 설계도를 그림 (Draughting). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aftingdray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | desenho (design, designing, draft, draftsmanship, draughtsmanship, illustration, lithograph, litho-print, picture, plan, print, scale, scheme, tracing), representação gráfica do debuxo (draughting), remissa, remetido (reaching-in), motivo (account, cause, foundation, ground, motif, motive, motto, mover, occasion, persuasive, place, reason, sake, score, signal, subject, wherefore, why), estiramento (attenuating, attenuation, drag, drawing, necking, stretch), estiragem (drag, drawing, necking, stretch). (various references) | |
Russian | составление (composition, forming), чертежный. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | skiciranje (sketching), regrutovanje (conscription, draft, induction, levy, recruiting, recruitment). (various references) | |
Spanish | dibujo (design, designing, drawing, figure, pattern, picture, sketch), redacción (editing, editorial staff, language, narration, news desk, redaction, wording), puesta en carta (draughting), motivo (account, cause, ground, inducement, motif, motive, occasion, reason, sake), medir el calado, estiraje (drawing), estirado (drawn, extended, formal, pompous, prim, Sniffy, starchy, stiff, stiff necked, stretched, stretched tight, stuck up, tense, tight, tight-fisted, vain). (various references) | |
Swedish | sträckning (strain), patronteckning (draughting), mönsterteckning (draughting), mönster (design, device, exemplar, model, paragon, pattern, sample, specimen). (various references) | |
Turkish | teknik çizim masası (drafting board), çizim odası (drafting room), çizim masası (drafting board, drawing board, sliding table). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | складання (adjustment, aggregation, applying, assemblage, assembling, doubling, stowage, typesetting), формулювання (enunciation, formulation, language, redaction, wording), креслення (delineation, description, draft, draftsmanship, draughtsmanship, drawing, protraction). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "drafting": draftings. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "drafting": redrafting. (additional references) | |
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"Drafting" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Draffan, draftings. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "drafting" (pronounced dra"fting) |
| 6 | -r a" f t i ng | crafting, grafting, rafting. |
| 5 | -a" f t i ng | shafting. |
| 4 | -f t i ng | airlifting, drifting, gifting, lifting, shifting, shoplifting, sifting, uplifting, wafting, weightlifting. |
| 3 | -t i ng | annotating, anticipating, appointing, appreciating, appropriating, approximating, arbitrating, abrogating, abutting, accelerating, accenting, accentuating, accepting, accommodating, abating, abbreviating, abdicating, abducting, abetting, aborting, accosting, accounting, accrediting, accumulating, acquitting, acting, activating, adapting, addicting, adjudicating, adjusting, administrating, admitting, adopting, advocating, affecting, affiliating, afflicting, aggravating, agitating, alerting, alienating, alleviating, allocating, allotting, alternating, amounting, arresting, articulating, assassinating, assaulting, asserting, assimilating, assisting, associating, attempting, attesting, attracting, attributing, auditing, augmenting, authenticating, automating, averting, awaiting, babysitting, backbiting, baiting, balloting, bankrupting, batting, beating, befitting, begetting, belting, benefiting, benefitting, berating, besetting, besting, betting, biting, bitting, blacklisting, blanketing, blasting, bloating, bloodletting, blunting, boasting, boating, bolting, boosting, booting, boycotting, breasting, broadcasting, budgeting, bullfighting, bunting, bursting, busting, butting, calculating, captivating, carpeting, carting, castigating, casting, castrating, catapulting, cavorting, celebrating, cementing, chanting, charting, chatting, cheating, chlorinating, circulating, circumventing, citing, clotting, coagulating, coasting, coating, coexisting, cohabiting, collaborating, collecting, combating, combatting, comforting, commemorating, commenting, committing, communicating, commuting, compensating, competing, complementing, completing, complicating, complimenting, composting, computing, concentrating, concocting, conducting, confiscating, conflicting, confronting, congratulating, connecting, consenting, consisting, consolidating, consorting, constituting, constricting, constructing, consulting, consummating, contacting, contaminating, contemplating, contesting, contracting, contradicting, contrasting, contributing, converting, convicting, cooperating, coordinating, copycatting, correcting, correlating, corroborating, corrupting, costing, counteracting, Counterfeiting, counting, courting, crating, creating, crediting, cresting, culminating, cultivating, cutting, darting, dating, daunting, debating, debilitating, decaffeinating, decanting, decelerating, decimating, decorating, dedicating, deducting, defaulting, defeating, defecting, deflating, deflecting, defrosting, degenerating, delegating, deleting, deliberating, delighting, delineating, delisting, demonstrating, denigrating, denting, departing, depicting, depleting, deporting, depositing, deprecating, depreciating, deregulating, deserting, designating, destructing, detecting, deteriorating, detonating, detracting, devastating, devoting, dictating, dieting, differentiating, digesting, diluting, directing, disappointing, disconcerting, disconnecting, discounting, discrediting, discriminating, disgusting, disintegrating, disorienting, dispiriting, disputing, disquieting, disrespecting, disrupting, dissecting, disseminating, dissenting, dissipating, distorting, distracting, distributing, districting, diverting, divesting, documenting, domesticating, dominating, donating, doting, dotting, doubting, duplicating, dusting, eating, editing, educating, effecting, elaborating, elating, electing, electroplating, elevating, eliciting, eliminating, emanating, emigrating, emitting, emulating, enacting, encapsulating, enchanting, encrusting, enlisting, entrusting, enunciating, equating, equivocating, eradicating, erecting, erupting, escalating, escorting, estimating, evacuating, evaluating, evaporating, everlasting, evicting, exacerbating, exacting, exaggerating, exalting, exasperating, excavating, excepting, exciting, excoriating, excruciating, executing, exempting, exerting, exhausting, exhibiting, exhilarating, exhorting, existing, exiting, exonerating, expecting, expediting, experimenting, exploiting, exporting, extenuating, exterminating, extorting, extracting, extraditing, extrapolating, fabricating, facilitating, fainting, fascinating, fasting, faulting, feasting, fermenting, ferreting, Fetting, fidgeting, fighting, fingerprinting, firefighting, fitting, flaunting, fleeting, flirting, flitting, floating, flouting, fluctuating, fomenting, footing, footnoting, forecasting, forfeiting, forgetting, formulating, fragmenting, fretting, fronting, frosting, fruiting, frustrating, generating, getting, glinting, gloating, graduating, granting, grating, gravitating, greeting, gritting, grouting, grunting, gunfighting, gusting, gutting, gyrating, hallucinating, halting, handwriting, harvesting, Hasting, hating, haunting, heating, hesitating, highlighting, hinting, hitting, hoisting, homeporting, hosting, humiliating, hunting, hurting, hydrogenating, igniting, illuminating, illustrating, imitating, impacting, imparting, impersonating, implanting, implementing, implicating, importing, imprinting, inaugurating, incapacitating, incarcerating, incinerating, inciting, incorporating, incriminating, incubating, indicating, indicting, infatuating, infecting, infighting, infiltrating, inflating, inflicting, infuriating, ingesting, ingratiating, inhabiting, inheriting, inhibiting, initiating, injecting, innovating, inserting, insinuating, insisting, inspecting, instigating, instituting, instructing, insulating, insulting, integrating, interacting, intercepting, interdicting, interesting, interpreting, interrogating, interrupting, intersecting, intimidating, intoxicating, inundating, invalidating, inventing, investigating, investing, invigorating, inviting, irritating, isolating, jetting, jolting, jousting, jutting, kiting, knitting, lactating, lambasting, lamenting, laminating, lasting, legislating, letting, levitating, liberating, lighting, limiting, liquidating, listing, litigating, locating, looting, lubricating, lusting, malting, mandating, manifesting, manipulating, marketing, marting, masturbating, mating, matting, mediating, meditating, meeting, melting, migrating, minting, misappropriating, misinterpreting, misrepresenting, misstating, mistreating, mitigating, moderating, molesting, molting, moonlighting, motivating, mounting, mutating, mutilating, muting, nauseating, navigating, necessitating, negating, neglecting, negotiating, nesting, netting, nitrating, nominating, nonbiting, nonoperating, nonsporting, nonvoting, noting, Nutting, objecting, obliterating, obstructing, obviating, officiating, offsetting, omitting, operating, opting, orbiting, orchestrating, originating, oscillating, ousting, Outfitting, outing, outwitting, overeating, overestimating, overheating, overreacting, overshooting, overstating, painting, panting, parachuting, parenting, participating, parting, pasting, patenting, patting, penetrating, percolating, perfecting, permeating, permitting, perpetrating, perpetuating, persecuting, persisting, perverting, petting, picketing, piloting, pinpointing, pirating, pitting, placating, planting, plating, plotting, plummeting, pocketing, pointing, polluting, pontificating, populating, porting, posting, pouting, precipitating, predicting, predominating, preempting, preexisting, presenting, preventing, printing, procrastinating, profiting, prognosticating, prohibiting, projecting, proliferating, promoting, prompting, promulgating, propagating, prosecuting, prospecting, protecting, protesting, pulsating, purporting, putting, quieting, quilting, quitting, quoting, radiating, ranting, ratcheting, rating, reacting, reactivating, readjusting, reallocating, reasserting, rebutting, recalculating, recanting, recasting, reciprocating, reciting, recollecting, reconnecting, reconstituting, reconstructing, recounting, recreating, recruiting, recuperating, redacting, redecorating, redirecting, redistributing, redistricting, reelecting, reevaluating, refitting, reflecting, refuting, regenerating, regretting, regulating, rehabilitating, reigniting, reincorporating, reinstating, reinstituting, reinterpreting, reinventing, reinvesting, reinvigorating, reiterating, rejecting, rejuvenating, relating, relegating, relenting, relocating, remarketing, renegotiating, renovating, renting, repainting, repatriating, repeating, replanting, replicating, reporting, representing, reprinting, repudiating, requesting, rerouting, resenting, resisting, resonating, resorting, respecting, restarting, restating, resting, restricting, resubmitting, resulting, resurrecting, resuscitating, retaliating, retesting, retracting, retreating, retrofitting, reuniting, reverberating, reverting, revisiting, revolting, rewriting, rioting, riveting, roasting, rocketing, rooting, rotating, rotting, rusting, salivating, salting, saluting, saturating, scapegoating, scouting, sculpting, seating, sedating, segregating, selecting, separating, setting, sheeting, shooting, shorting, shouting, shunting, shutting, sighting, simulating, siting, sitting, skating, skirting, skyrocketing, skywriting, slanting, slighting, slitting, slotting, smarting, smelting, snorting, soliciting, somersaulting, songwriting, sorting, speculating, spitting, splitting, sporting, spotlighting, spotting, spouting, sprinting, sprouting, spurting, squatting, squinting, squirting, stagnating, starting, stating, stimulating, stipulating, strutting, subcontracting, subjecting, submitting, subordinating, substituting, subtracting, subverting, suffocating, suggesting, superconducting, supplanting, supplementing, supporting, surmounting, suspecting, sweating, Sweeting, syndicating, tabulating, tainting, targeting, tasting, taunting, telecommuting, telemarketing, tempting, tenting, terminating, testing, thermosetting, thrusting, thwarting, ticketing, tilting, titillating, toasting, tolerating, tormenting, toting, touting, translating, transmitting, transplanting, transporting, treating, trotting, trumpeting, trusting, twisting, typecasting, typesetting, Typewriting, undercutting, underestimating, underreporting, understating, underwriting, undulating, unexciting, uninteresting, uninviting, uniting, unrelenting, unremitting, unseating, unstinting, unsuspecting, unwitting, updating, uprooting, upsetting, urinating, vacating, vacillating, validating, vaulting, ventilating, venting, vesting, vetting, vibrating, violating, visiting, vomiting, voting, waiting, wanting, wasting, weighting, wetting, whiting, wildcatting, wilting, witting, wresting, writing, yachting. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-f-g-i-n-r-t" | |
-1 letter: darting, farding, indraft, ingraft, rafting, trading. | |
-2 letters: adrift, daring, dating, fading, faring, fating, gradin, gratin, rating, taring. | |
-3 letters: afrit, dinar, draft, drain, drift, fagin, faint, garni, giant, graft, grain, grand, grant, grift, grind, infra, nadir, ranid, riant, tragi, train, triad. | |
-4 letters: adit, agin, airn, airt, anti, arid, daft, dang, darn, dart, ding, dint, dirt. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-f-g-i-n-r-t" | |
+1 letter: draftings, ingrafted. | |
+2 letters: federating, foredating, redrafting. | |
+3 letters: diffracting, redefeating. | |
+4 letters: deflagrating, deflagration, fluoridating, fragmentized, freestanding, godfathering, handcrafting, intergrafted, transfigured. | |
+5 letters: confederating, defibrinating, deflagrations, featheredging, understaffing, waterflooding. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Slideshow 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Quotations: Speeches | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Expressions 11. Expressions: Internet 12. Translations: Modern | 13. Derivations 14. Rhymes 15. Anagrams 16. Bibliography |
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