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a person, thing, or event that attracts a lot of people The festival is always a big draw for young people.

draw • back / ' drobrek / noun [ count ]

a disadvantage or problem

His lack of experience is a major drawback.

draw .erФ / dror/ noun [ count ]

a thing like a box that you can pull out from a desk, for example

There's some paper in the top drawer of my desk.

draw . ing Ф / 'droi₄ / noun

( art )

[ count ] a picture made with a pen or a pencil, but not paint

He did a drawing of the old farmhouse.

[ noncount ] the art of drawing pictures with a pen or a pencil

Katherine is very good at drawing.

[ count ] the act of choosing something, for example the winner of a prize, often by taking a piece of paper out of a container

The raffle drawing will take place today at 5p.m.

drawn form of draw 1

dread 1 / dred / verb (dreads,dread ing ,dread.ed )

to be very afraid of something that is going to happen I'm dreading the exam.

dread2 / dred / noun [ noncount , singular ]

great fear that something bad might happen She lived in dread of the cancer returning.

dread • ful / dredfl / adjective ( formal )

very bad

There's been a dreadful accident. ► dread • ful • ly / ' dredfli / adverb

dream1 Ф / drim / noun [ count ]

1 pictures or events that happen in your mind when you are asleep

I had a dream about school last night. —Look at nightmare .

2 something nice that you hope for

His dream was to give up his job and live in the country.

dream 2 4?/ drim / verb ( dreams , dream . ing , dreamed or dreamt / dremt / has dreamed or has dreamt )

1 to have a picture or idea in your mind when you are asleep

I dreamed about you last night.

dreamt that I was flying.

to hope for something nice in the future She dreams of becoming a famous actress.

dream • er / ' dr^r / noun [ count ]

a person who thinks a lot about ideas or plans that will probably never happen

drea • ry / driri / adjective ( drear.i . er,drear . i .est)

not at all interesting or attractive, in a way that makes you feel sad

a dreary winter day

drench / drentf / verb ( drench . es, drench . ing , drenched )

to make someone or something completely wet I forgot my umbrella and got totally drenched .

dress w / dres / noun ( plural dress es )

[ count ] a piece of clothing with a top part and a skirt, which a woman or girl wears

—Look at the picture at clothes .

[ noncount ] clothes

Many companies are allowing employees to come to work in casual dress .

dress 2 Ф / dres / verb ( dress.es,dress. ing , dressed )

1 to put clothes on yourself or another person

got dressed and went downstairs for breakfast. She dressed quickly and went out.

He washed and dressed the baby.

—ANTONYM undress

to wear a particular style, type, or color of clothes She dresses like a movie star.

He was dressed in black.

dress up

to put on special clothes for fun, so that you look like another person or a thing

The children dressed up as ghosts.

to put on your best clothes

They dressed up to go to the theater.

dress • er / ' dresэr / noun [ count ]

a piece of furniture with drawers, used for storing clothes

dress • ing / ' dresig / noun

[ count, noncount ] a sauce for food, especially for salads

[ noncount ] another word for stuffing turkey with dressing

[ count ] ( health ) a thing for covering a part of your body that is hurt

You should put a dressing on that cut.

drew form of draw 1

drib • ble / ' dribl / verb ( drib bles , drib . bling , drib . bled )