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draft (DRAFT) (noun)
1. An earlier type of something; such as, a document, that is made before it is completed in a final version: "Carmela just completed a rough draft of her newspaper article which needs a lot of editing and rewriting."
2. Cool air moving in a closed space; such as, in a room: "It would be a good idea if the windows were closed so we can stop the draft."
2. Cool air moving in a closed space; such as, in a room: "It would be a good idea if the windows were closed so we can stop the draft."
draught (DRAFT); chiefly a British variant of draft. (noun)
1. An act of drinking something or the amount swallowed at one time: "Devon drank a big draught of beer."
2. In Britain, draughts (DRAFTS) is the name for a game of checkers: "Curt took a draught of beer while he was playing a game of draughts in the pub."
2. In Britain, draughts (DRAFTS) is the name for a game of checkers: "Curt took a draught of beer while he was playing a game of draughts in the pub."
At the local bar, Solomon called for a draught of ale and went to sit in the draft by the window.
Later, his friends joined him and they played a game of draughts before he went home to write the first draft of his speech.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group D; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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