draughts

/ (drɑːfts) /

Save This Word!

noun

(functioning as singular) a game for two players using a draughtboard and 12 draughtsmen each. The object is to jump over and capture the opponent's piecesUS and Canadian name: checkers

QUIZ

FIRE UP YOUR VOCAB FOR A "RED" SYNONYMS QUIZ

No fire engine reds here, only a fierce collection of vibrant words for the color red to test yourself on.

Question 1 of 7

What does "amaranth" mean?

a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness

an imaginary, undying flower

a mythical creature

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Meet Grammar Coach

Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

Improve Your Writing

Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing

Word Origin for draughts

C14: plural of draught (in obsolete sense: a chess move)

Words nearby draughts

drastically, drat, dratted, draught, draughtboard, draughts, draughtsman, draughty, Drava, dr. avdp., Dravida

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

How to use draughts in a sentence

Inclosed you will receive two draughts for two different terms, which will each be ready for your commands.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
But he drank deep, silent draughts of love, and reveled in the bright future of his passion.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade
Gradually along the bare, bleak stretches of unrugged floor little cold draughts of air came creeping exploringly to his feet.
Molly Make-Believe|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Now he sat, now walked in a high apartment, full of draughts and shadows.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson

He kept going to the pitcher for draughts of water, and never remained still for a single instant.
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado|Frank Aubrey