Drawing and Means

Drawing

Drawing noun - A picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene.

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Means and drawing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Means" instead a noun "Drawing".

Nearby Words: draw, drawn

Means noun - How a result is obtained or an end is achieved.

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Drawing and means are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drawing" instead a noun "Means".

Nearby Words: mean, meaning

human	human drawing	human means
old	old drawing	old means
good	good drawing	good means
better	better drawing	better means
Other adjectives: direct, regular, certain, actual, evil, new, different, various.

This means, instead of drawing the image by pixels, the image is projected by an electron beam, drawing lines like a laser show.

Source: Vector Game
Literal-Minded: Just to give an idea, Steve thinks the act of drawing straws means to actually sketch draws on a piece of paper.

Source: Web Video / Steve D'Monster
In-Universe example: In Homestuck, Jade uses the Pictionary fetch modus, which means she picks up items by drawing them on a tablet computer.

Source: Symbol Drawing Interface

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