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DOODLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An aimless drawing

Synonyms:

doodle; scrabble; scribble

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("doodle" is a kind of...):

drawing (a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines)

Derivation:

doodle (make a doodle; draw aimlessly)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a doodle; draw aimlessly

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "doodle" is one way to...):

draw (represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface)

"Doodle" entails doing...:

delineate; describe; draw; line; trace (make a mark or lines on a surface)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

doodle (an aimless drawing)

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