drawing board
noun
a rectangular board on which paper is placed or mounted for drawing or drafting.
Idioms for drawing board
back to the drawing board,
back to the original or an earlier stage of planning or development: Our plan didn't work out, so it's back to the drawing board.
on the drawing board,
in the planning or design stage: The shopping center is still on the drawing board.
Origin of drawing board
First recorded in 1715–25
Words nearby drawing board
drawerful,
drawers,
drawhole,
drawing,
drawing account,
drawing board,
drawing card,
drawing chisel,
drawing frame,
drawing pin,
drawing room
Example sentences from the Web for drawing board
British Dictionary definitions for drawing board
drawing board
noun
a smooth flat rectangular board on which paper, canvas, etc, is placed for making drawings
back to the drawing board
return to an earlier stage in an enterprise because a planned undertaking has failed
Idioms and Phrases with drawing board
drawing board
see back to the drawing board.