a large flat board used for holding a piece of paper while a drawing or plan is being made:
an architect's drawing board
IDIOMS
(go) back to the drawing board to start thinking about a new way of doing sth after a previous plan or idea has failed:
They rejected our proposal, so it's back to the drawing board.
on the drawing board being prepared or considered:
It's just one of several projects on the drawing board.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is drawing board a noun, verb, or something else?
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