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Spell Bee Word: Drawstring


What does drawstring mean?

Word: Drawstring

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Drawstring means a cord threaded through the top of a bag or the waist of clothes. You pull it to make the opening tighter.

Synonyms: cord

How do you spell drawstring?

Syllables: draw - string

Tricky part: The first part is the word draw, ending in a-w. Children who say the word quickly sometimes write drow or dra instead.

Watch out for: drowstring, drastring

Memory tip: Draw can also mean pull, as in draw the curtains. You draw this cord to close a bag, so the word begins with draw.

Drawstring in a sentence

Example 1: My pyjamas have a drawstring at the waist.

Example 2: Pull the drawstring to close your swimming bag.

Example 3: The drawstring of my hoodie slipped right inside the hood.

Fun Fact

Many hoodies, tracksuit bottoms and sleeping bags close with a drawstring.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Fusion

Add the correct option to the following to make a new word:

draw________

a) strinng
b) streeng
c) string
d) strring

Show answer

c) string. The cord part is the plain word string, s-t-r-i-n-g.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

drawstring

a) grind
b) strings
c) drawing
d) wards

Show answer

b) strings. Strings needs two s letters, but drawstring has only one.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) buckle
b) zipper
c) drawstring
d) shoelase

Show answer

d) shoelase. Shoelace ends in c-e, as in the word lace.

Spellacadabra

From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?

a) pockett
b) collar
c) drawstring
d) button

Show answer

a) pockett. Pocket ends in a single t; drop one.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these often closes with a drawstring?

a) a glass jar
b) a steel lunch box
c) a plastic bucket
d) a cloth shoe bag

Show answer

d) a cloth shoe bag

2. Which job is a drawstring best for?

a) sharpening a pencil
b) tightening a waistband
c) lighting an oil lamp
d) cutting paper strips

Show answer

b) tightening a waistband

Associated Words

Words that end in -ing: wring, refreshing, landing, being, fling, crossing

More words from this list

groove, loosen, pleat, speckled, talent, wire, bough, could

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