draughts

/dɹɑːfts/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

loved

VERB + DRAUGHTS

beat, called, can't, learn, liked, likes, play, played

DRAUGHTS + NOUN

britain, dominoes

PREP.

in, on, than

ADV.

actually, then

Definitions

noun

A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over th

A mild vesicatory.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces

checkers

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Tom and Mary played draughts.

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Especially during winter, Tom appreciated the weatherstripping material that Mary had installed to prevent doorway draughts.

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"Checkers" is the American name for what is called "draughts" in Britain.

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In the smoking room, there were always parties of gentlemen playing euchre, draughts and dominoes.

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Draughts is played on the same board as chess.

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Chess is more difficult to learn than draughts, but draughts is actually much harder than chess.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, draughts is marked as UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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