drawing-board stage
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drawing board — n. a flat, smooth board on which paper, canvas, etc. is fastened for making drawings back to the drawing board Informal back to the beginning or to the planning stage for a fresh approach or to find out what went wrong on the drawing board in the … English World dictionary
drawing board — noun a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑drafting board • Hypernyms: ↑board * * * noun, pl ⋯ boards 1 [count] : a large flat board that is used for holding paper for drawing; also : ↑ … Useful english dictionary
drawing board — 1. a rectangular board on which paper is placed or mounted for drawing or drafting. 2. back to the drawing board, back to the original or an earlier stage of planning or development: Our plan didn t work out, so it s back to the drawing board. 3 … Universalium
drawing board — n. planning stage 1) on the drawing board 2) (misc.) back to the drawing board * * * (misc.) back to the drawing board [ planning stage ] on the drawing board … Combinatory dictionary
drawing board — /ˈdrɔɪŋ bɔd/ (say droyng bawd) noun 1. a rectangular board to which paper can be affixed for drawing on. –phrase 2. back to the drawing board, back to the basic essentials; back to the planning stage. 3. on the drawing board, in preparation …
drawing board — noun a) A plane wooden construction or table to which paper can be fastened for drawing purposes. This project is failing, lets go back to the drawing board. b) Used to refer to the planning stage of a project as in … Wiktionary
drawing board — noun Date: 1725 1. a board used as a base for drafting on paper 2. a planning stage < a project still on the drawing board > … New Collegiate Dictionary
drawing board — board used as a base for drafting on paper; planning stage of an idea or project … English contemporary dictionary
on the drawing board — cvb idi in the planning or design stage … From formal English to slang
board — board1 W1S1 [bo:d US bo:rd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(information)¦ 2¦(for putting things on)¦ 3¦(group of people)¦ 4¦(in names)¦ 5¦(in building)¦ 6 on board 7¦(meals)¦ 8 go by the board 9¦(in water sports)¦ 10 across the board … Dictionary of contemporary English
board — 1 noun 1 INFORMATION (C) a flat wide piece of wood, plastic etc that shows a particular type of information: I wrote the examples up on the board. | Can I put this notice on the board? | I ll check the departure board for train times. see also:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
