Thesaurus / draw lots
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synonyms for draw lots
- attempt
- gamble
- hazard
- jeopardize
- plunge
- speculate
- stake
- try
- venture
- wager
- wildcat
- cast lots
- go out on a limb
- have a fling at
- play with fire
- put eggs in one basket
- put it on the line
- roll the dice
- run the risk
- skate on thin ice
- stick one's neck out
- take shot in the dark
- tempt fate
- tempt fortune
- toss up
- accept
- adopt
- appoint
- cast
- designate
- determine
- elect
- embrace
- favor
- judge
- love
- name
- prefer
- single out
- take
- want
- co-opt
- crave
- cull
- desire
- espouse
- excerpt
- extract
- fancy
- finger
- glean
- predestine
- separate
- slot
- sort
- tag
- tap
- weigh
- will
- winnow
- wish
- call for
- commit oneself
- decide on
- discriminate between
- feel disposed to
- fix on
- make choice
- make decision
- make up one's mind
- opt for
- see fit
- set aside
- settle upon
- sift out
- tab
- take up
- wish for
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How to use draw lots in a sentence
Cheap as they are, they are a poorer speculation than even corner lots in a lithographic city of Nebraska or Oregon.
GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEYIt was one of those long moments that makes a fellow draw his breath sharp when he thinks about it afterward.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRInstead of writing slander and flat blasphemy, they propose to draw it, and not draw it mild.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSI've tried to teach lots of folks; an' sum learns quick, an' some don't never learn; it's jest 's 't strikes 'em.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONIt seems hardly possible to draw a more graphic picture of the blessings diffused by the balmy plant, than that just given.
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.Old Pit Town knows lots of good people, and would give us letters, I suppose.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSI only draw your attention to the facts; which have been sufficiently patent to the world, whatever Lord Hartledon may think.
ELSTER'S FOLLYMRS. HENRY WOODThey heard how in the early spring in the meadow by the mill-dam Tim and I had stopped our ploughs to draw lots and he had lost.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYDDraw near to me, ye unlearned, and gather yourselves together into the hours of discipline.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSLucy Warrender, ever ready for mischief, feigned an intense interest in racing matters, but failed to draw Lord Hetton.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSWORDS RELATED TO DRAW LOTS
- attempt
- cast lots
- draw lots
- gamble
- go out on a limb
- have a fling at
- hazard
- jeopardize
- play with fire
- plunge
- put eggs in one basket
- put it on the line
- roll the dice
- run the risk
- skate on thin ice
- speculate
- stake
- stick one's neck out
- take shot in the dark
- tempt fate
- tempt fortune
- toss up
- try
- venture
- wager
- wildcat
- accept
- adopt
- appoint
- call for
- cast
- co-opt
- commit oneself
- crave
- cull
- decide on
- designate
- desire
- determine
- discriminate between
- draw lots
- elect
- embrace
- espouse
- excerpt
- extract
- fancy
- favor
- feel disposed to
- finger
- fix on
- glean
- judge
- love
- make choice
- make decision
- make up one's mind
- name
- opt for
- predestine
- prefer
- see fit
- separate
- set aside
- settle upon
- sift out
- single out
- slot
- sort
- tab
- tag
- take
- take up
- tap
- want
- weigh
- will
- winnow
- wish
- wish for
- accepts
- adopts
- appoints
- calls for
- casts
- co-opts
- commits oneself
- craves
- culls
- decides on
- designates
- desires
- determines
- discriminates between
- draws lots
- elects
- embraces
- espouses
- excerpts
- extracts
- fancies
- favors
- feels disposed to
- fingers
- fix on
- gleans
- judges
- loves
- makes choice
- makes decision
- makes up one's mind
- names
- opts for
- predestines
- prefers
- sees fit
- separates
- sets aside
- settles upon
- sifts out
- single out
- slots
- sorts
- tabs
- tags
- takes
- takes up
- taps
- wants
- weighs
- wills
- winnows
- wishes
- wishes for
- accepted
- adopted
- appointed
- called for
- cast
- co-opted
- committed oneself
- craved
- culled
- decided on
- designated
- desired
- determined
- discriminated between
- drew lots
- elected
- embraced
- espoused
- excerpted
- extracted
- fancied
- favored
- felt disposed to
- fingered
- fix on
- gleaned
- judged
- loved
- made choice
- made decision
- made up one's mind
- named
- opted for
- predestined
- preferred
- saw fit
- separated
- set aside
- settled upon
- sifted out
- single out
- slotted
- sorted
- tabbed
- tagged
- tapped
- took
- took up
- wanted
- weighed
- winnowed
- wished
- wished for
- would
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