drawing lots

  • 11drawing — noun Date: 14th century 1. an act or instance of drawing; especially the process of deciding something by drawing lots 2. the art or technique of representing an object or outlining a figure, plan, or sketch by means of lines 3. something drawn… …

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  • 12drawing — draw•ing [[t]ˈdrɔ ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act of a person or thing that draws 2) fia a graphic representation by lines, tones, or colors of an object or idea: The gallery sells drawings in pencil, pen, charcoal, pastel, and watercolor[/ex] 3) fia such… …

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  • 13Drawing straws — is a selection method that is used by a group to choose one member of the group to perform a task after none has volunteered for it. The same practice can be used also to choose one of several volunteers, should an agreement not be reached.… …

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  • 14Drawing Shapes — EP by Morning Runner Released May 23, 2005 Recor …

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  • 15Drawing — draw draw (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear,… …

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  • 16casting lots — burtų traukimas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Antikos žaidynėse – imtynininkų porų nustatymas pentatlono paskutinės rungties ir kitų dvikovų nugalėtojui nustatyti. Į sidabrinę taurę būdavo sumetamos molio plokštės su… …

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  • 17casting lots — burtų traukimas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Sportininko arba komandos dalyvavimo varžybose tvarkos nustatymas pagal sporto šakos taisykles ir varžybų nuostatus. Traukiant burtus nustatomas sportininko arba komandos starto …

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  • 18casting lots — noun making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn • Syn: ↑drawing lots, ↑sortition • Hypernyms: ↑decision, ↑determination, ↑conclusion …

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  • 19To draw lots — draw draw (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear,… …

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  • 20Casting lots — may refer to: Sortition, the casting or drawing of lots to make a fair form of selection Cleromancy, the casting or drawing of lots as a form of divination This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …

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