Draft vs Letter - What's the difference?
draft | letter |
An early version of a written work
A preliminary sketch, rough outline
(nautical) Depth of water needed to float a ship [also spelled draught].
A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle [also spelled draught].
Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
A cheque, an order for money to be paid
An amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow [also spelled draught]
conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
(sports) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams
(rail transport) the pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
to write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
to write a law
to conscript a person, force a person to serve in the military
* He was drafted during the Vietnam War.
to select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
* The calves were drafted from the cows.
(politics) to force or convince a person to take an elected position they are not interested in
* They drafted me to be the chairperson of the new committee.
(sports) to select a rookie player onto a professional sports team
* After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
To follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower, thereby conserving energy or increasing speed.
the act of drawing fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn
(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled
A symbol in an alphabet.
* Bible, (w) xxiii. 38
A written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note.
* (1662-1708)
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
, chapter=1 *
*:An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.
Literal meaning.
* (Jeremy Taylor) (1613–1677)
* (1809-1892)
* 2009 , 23 February, BBC,
(plural) Literature.
A size of paper, 8½ in]] × 11 in (215.9 [[millimetre, mm × 279.4 mm, US paper sizes rounded to the nearest 5 mm).
A size of paper, 215 mm × 280 mm.
A single type; type, collectively; a style of type.
* (John Evelyn) (1620-1706)
to print, inscribe, or paint letters on something.
(intransitive, US, scholastic) To earn a varsity letter (award).
One who lets, or lets out.
(archaic) One who retards or hinders.
In transitive terms the difference between draft and letter
is that draft is to conscript a person, force a person to serve in the military while letter is to print, inscribe, or paint letters on something.As an adjective draft
is referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.draft
English
(see draught)Noun
(en noun)- I have to revise the first draft of my term paper.
- His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.
- She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
- He left the country to avoid the draft .
Synonyms
* (mouthful of liquid) See alsoVerb
(en verb)Adjective
(-)- I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.
External links
* * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==Usage notes
Although this word is in common use, it is noted as a misnomer [http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/ordboksoek/ordbok.cgi?OPP=draft&sourceid=Mozilla-search].Synonyms
* * kystkart ----letter
English
(wikipedia letter)Etymology 1
(etyl) letter, lettre, from (etyl) letre, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew.
- The style of letters ought to be free, easy, and natural.
citation, passage=He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.}}
- We must observe the letter of the law, without doing violence to the reason of the law and the intention of the lawgiver.
- I broke the letter of it to keep the sense.
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- Some MEPs from some countries may have pocketed £2m more than I have by observing the letter but not the spirit of the rules.
- Under these buildingswas the king's printing house, and that famous letter so much esteemed.
Quotations
* (English Citations of "letter")Synonyms
* bookstaveHyponyms
* epistle * missiveDerived terms
* accountant's letter * advisory letter * air letter * black letter * capital letter * chain letter * comfort letter * commercial letter of credit * cover letter * covering letter * crank letter * day letter * dead letter office * Dear John letter * deficiency letter * domincal letter * drop letter * encyclical letter * fan letter * form letter * four-letter/four-letter word * French letter * guarantee letter * investment letter * irrevocable letter of credit * letter blindness * letter bomb * letter bond * letter box * letter carrier * letter case * letter missive * letter of administration * letter of attorney * letter of comfort * letter of comment * letter of credence * letter of credit * letter of guarantee * letter of indemnity * letter of intent * Letter of Jeremiah * letter of marque * letter of motivation * letter of the law * letter opener * letter paper * letter perfect/letter-perfect * letter-quality * letter security * letter stock * letter telegram * letterform * letterhead * letterman * letterure * love letter * market letter * news letter/news-letter/newsletter * night letter * no-action letter * open letter * night letter * poison-pen letter * red letter * scarlet letter * sea letter * small letter * swash letter * to the letter * transmittal letter * varsity letterVerb
(en verb)Etymology 2
Noun
(en noun)- the letter of a room
- a blood-letter