Draft vs. Craft

Draftnoun

The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.

Draftnoun

The act of drawing in a net for fish.

Draftnoun

That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.

Draftnoun

An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing; a preliminary sketch or outline.

Draftnoun

(nautical) Depth of water needed to float a ship; depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel's hull; depth of water drawn by a vessel.

Draftnoun

A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.

Draftnoun

Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.

Draftnoun

An amount of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) that is drunk in one swallow.

Draftnoun

Beer drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.

Draftnoun

A cheque, an order for money to be paid.

Draftnoun

Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.

Draftnoun

(politics) A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.

Draftnoun

(sports) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.

Draftnoun

(rail transport) The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.

Draftnoun

The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.

Draftverb

(transitive) To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.

Draftverb

To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.

Draftverb

To write a law.

Draftverb

(transitive) To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.

Draftverb

To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.

Draftverb

To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.

Draftverb

(intransitive) To follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower, thereby conserving energy or increasing speed.

Draftverb

To draw out; to call forth.

Draftverb

To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.

Draftadjective

(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

Draftnoun

The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as Draught.

Draftnoun

A selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army, or from any part of it, or from a military post; also from any district, or any company or collection of persons, or from the people at large; also, the body of men thus drafted.

Draftnoun

An order from one person or party to another, directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange.

Draftnoun

An allowance or deduction made from the gross weight of goods.

Draftnoun

A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn in outline; a delineation. See Draught.

Draftnoun

The form of any writing as first drawn up; the first rough sketch of written composition, to be filled in, or completed. See Draught.

Draftnoun

A narrow border left on a finished stone, worked differently from the rest of its face.

Draftnoun

The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone.

Draftnoun

Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See Draught.

Draftnoun

A current of air. Same as Draught.

Draftnoun

A quantity of liquid poured out for drinking; a dose.

Draftnoun

The act of drawing a quantity of liquid from a large container; also, the quantity of liquid so drawn.

Draftnoun

A device for regulating the flow of gases in a chimney, stovepipe, fireplace, etc.; as, to close the chimney draft. It is usually a flat plate of the same internal dimensions as the flue, which can be rotated to be parallel to or perpendicular to the current of gases.

Draftadjective

Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft horse.

Draftadjective

Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught.

Draftverb

To draw the outline of; to delineate.

Draftverb

To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.

Draftverb

To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select; especially, to compulsorily select and induct members of a population to serve in the armed forces.

Draftverb

To transfer by draft.

Draftnoun

a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another

Draftnoun

a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)

Draftnoun

a preliminary sketch of a design or picture

Draftnoun

a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;

Draftnoun

preliminary version of a written work

Draftnoun

the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)

Draftnoun

a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace

Draftnoun

a dose of liquid medicine;

Draftnoun

compulsory military service

Draftnoun

a large and hurried swallow;

Draftnoun

the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

Draftverb

draw up an outline or sketch for something;

Draftverb

engage somebody to enter the army

Draftverb

make a blueprint of

Craftnoun

Strength; power; might; force .

Craftnoun

(uncountable) Intellectual power; skill; art.

Craftnoun

Ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity .

Craftnoun

Cunning, art, skill, or dexterity applied to bad purposes; artifice; guile; subtlety; shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception .

Craftnoun

(obsolete) Occult art, magic .

Craftnoun

A work or product of art .

Craftnoun

(collective or plural) Handmade items, especially domestic or decorative objects; handicrafts .

Craftnoun

A device, a means; a magical device, spell or enchantment .

Craftnoun

Learning of the schools, scholarship; a branch of learning or knowledge, a science, especially one of the ‘seven liberal arts’ of the medieval universities .

Craftnoun

(uncountable) Skill, skilfulness, art, especially the skill needed for a particular profession .

Craftnoun

A branch of skilled work or trade, especially one requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill, but sometimes applied equally to any business, calling or profession; the skilled practice of a practical occupation .

Craftnoun

(countable) A trade or profession as embodied in its practitioners collectively; the members of a trade or handicraft as a body; an association of these; a trade's union, guild, or ‘company’ .

Craftnoun

A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space .

Craftnoun

(nautical) Boats, especially of smaller size than ships. Historically primarily applied to vessels engaged in loading or unloading of other vessels, as lighters, hoys, and barges.

Craftnoun

Those vessels attendant on a fleet, such as cutters, schooners, and gun-boats, generally commanded by lieutenants.

Craftnoun

(figurative) A woman.

Craftnoun

Implements used in catching fish, such as net, line, or hook. Modern use primarily in whaling, as in harpoons, hand-lances, etc. .

Craftverb

To make by hand and with much skill.

Craftverb

To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman).

Craftverb

(video games) To combine multiple items to form a new item, such as armour or medicine.

Craftnoun

Strength; might; secret power.

Craftnoun

Art or skill; dexterity in particular manual employment; hence, the occupation or employment itself; manual art; a trade.

Craftnoun

Those engaged in any trade, taken collectively; a guild; as, the craft of ironmongers.

Craftnoun

Cunning, art, or skill, in a bad sense, or applied to bad purposes; artifice; guile; skill or dexterity employed to effect purposes by deceit or shrewd devices.

Craftnoun

A vessel; vessels of any kind; - generally used in a collective sense.

Craftverb

To play tricks; to practice artifice.

Craftnoun

the skilled practice of a practical occupation;

Craftnoun

a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space

Craftnoun

people who perform a particular kind of skilled work;

Craftnoun

skill in an occupation or trade

Craftnoun

shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

Craftverb

make by hand and with much skill;

Craft

A craft or trade is a pastime or an occupation that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work. In a historical sense, particularly the Middle Ages and earlier, the term is usually applied to people occupied in small scale production of goods, or their maintenance, for example by tinkers.