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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

dressing
binding noun the act of applying a bandage

dressing case
noun a small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles and toilet articles while traveling

dressing gown
robe-de-chambre noun a robe worn before dressing or while lounging

dressing room
noun a room in which you can change clothes

dressing sack
dressing sacque noun a woman`s loose jacket; worn while dressing

dressing station
aid station noun (military) a station located near a combat area for giving first aid to the wounded

dressing table
dresser 2 vanity noun low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup

dressmaker
modiste noun someone who makes or mends dresses

dressmaker`s model
noun someone who models dresses

dressmaking
noun the craft of making dresses

dressy
adjective in fancy clothing

drey
noun the nest of a squirrel

Dreyfus
Alfred Dreyfus noun French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-Semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935)

dribble
dribbling noun the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks

dribbler
driveller 1 slobberer noun a person who dribbles; `that baby is a dribbler; he needs a bib`

dried
dehydrated adjective preserved by removing natural moisture; `dried beef`; `dried fruit`; `dehydrated eggs`; `shredded and desiccated coconut meat`

dried apricot
noun apricots preserved by drying

dried fruit
noun fruit preserved by drying

dried-up
sear adjective (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; `dried-up grass`; `the desert was edged with sere vegetation`; `shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings`; `withered vines`

drift
purport noun the pervading meaning or tenor; `caught the general drift of the conversation`

drift
movement noun a general tendency to change (as of opinion); `not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book`; `a broad movement of the electorate to the right`

drift apart
verb lose personal contact over time; `The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married`

drift ice
noun masses of ice floating in the open sea

drift net
noun a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current

driftage
noun the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting

drifting
noun aimless wandering from place to place

driftwood
noun wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore

drill
Mandrillus leucophaeus noun similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored

drill
practice session noun systematic training by multiple repetitions; `practice makes perfect`

drill master
drill instructor noun a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline

drill rig
drilling rig noun rig used in drilling for oil or gas

drill site
noun workplace that is the site of a drill hole

drill steel
drill rod noun carbon steel used for rock drills and dowels

drill-like
adjective resembling a drill

drilled
adjective trained in a skill by repetitious practice; `well-drilled in military procedures`

drilling bit
drill bit noun a bit used in drilling for oil

drilling mud
drilling fluid noun a mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole

drilling pipe
noun a series of tube (joined by screwed collars) that connects a drilling platform to the drilling bit; rotates the bit and supplies drilling mud

drilling platform
offshore rig noun drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially

Drimys
genus Drimys noun shrubs and trees of southern hemisphere having aromatic foliage

drink
drinking 1 boozing noun the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; `drink was his downfall`

drink
fuddle verb consume alcohol; `We were up drinking all night`

drink in
drink verb be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; `The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage`

drinkable
potable adjective suitable for drinking

drinker
imbiber noun a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)

drinking
imbibing noun the act of consuming liquids

drinking age
noun the age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beverages

drinking bout
noun a long period of drinking

drinking fountain
water fountain noun a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water

drinking song
noun a song celebrating the joys of drinking; sung at drinking parties

drinking vessel
noun a vessel intended for drinking

drinking water
noun water suitable for drinking

drip
trickle noun flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; `there`s a drip through the roof`

drip coffee
noun coffee made by passing boiling water through a perforated container packed with finely ground coffee

drip culture
noun a hydroponic method of growing plants by allowing nutrient solutions to drip slowly onto an inert medium in which the plants are growing

drip feed
noun the administration of a solution (blood or saline or plasma etc.) one drop at a time

drip loop
noun a downward hanging loop in a line that runs to a building; `when it rained water would fall from the drip loop before it reached the building`

drip mat
noun a small mat placed under a glass to protect a surface from condensation

drip pan
noun pan under a refrigerator for collecting liquid waste

drip pot
noun a coffeepot for making drip coffee

drip-dry
permanent-press adjective used of fabrics that do not require ironing; `drip-dry shirts for travel`

dripless
adjective designed to prevent dripping; `a dripless faucet`; `dripless candles`

drippiness
noun the physical property of being soft and drippy

dripping
adjective having liquid falling in drops; `in the dripping fog`; `the scene where he is singing in the rain in dripping clothes`; `there was little shelter under the dripping trees`

dripping pan
noun pan for catching drippings under roasting meat

drippings
noun fat that exudes from meat and drips off while it is being roasted or fried

drippy
drizzly adjective wet with light rain; `a sad drizzly day`; `a wet drippy day`

dripstone
hoodmold noun a protective drip that is made of stone

drive
ride noun a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); `he took the family for a drive in his new car`

drive
driving force noun the act of applying force to propel something; `after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off`

drive around
chauffeur verb drive someone in a vehicle

drive home
ram home verb make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something; `drive home a point or an argument`; `I`m trying to drive home these basic ideas`

drive home
verb carry out or perform; `deliver an attack`, `deliver a blow`; `The boxer drove home a solid left`

drive in
verb cause a run or runner to be scored; `His line double drove in Jim Lemon with the winning run`

drive in
verb cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; `drive in screws or bolts`

drive line
drive line system noun mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle

drive up
verb approach while driving; `The truck entered the driveway and drove up towards the house`

drive-by killing
noun homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile

drive-by shooting
noun shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim

drive-in
noun any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles

drivel
garbage noun a worthless message

driveller
jabberer noun someone whose talk is trivial drivel

driven
goaded adjective compelled forcibly by an outside agency; `mobs goaded by blind hatred`

driven well
tube well noun a well made by driving a tube into the earth to a stratum that bears water

driver
number one wood noun a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee

driver`s license
driver`s licence noun a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle

driveshaft
noun a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application

driveway
drive 1 private road noun a road leading up to a private house; `they parked in the driveway`

driving
impulsive adjective having the power of driving or impelling; `a driving personal ambition`; `the driving force was his innate enthusiasm`; `an impulsive force`

driving belt
noun a belt that carries motion from a motor to the machinery

driving iron
one iron noun (golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face

driving school
noun a school where people are taught to drive automobiles

driving wheel
noun a wheel that drives a motor vehicle (transforms torque into a tractive force)

Drixoral
noun the trade name for a drug used to treat upper respiratory congestion; it contains an antihistamine and a bronchodilator and a vasoconstrictor

drizzle
mizzle noun very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower

drizzling
adjective (of rain) falling lightly in very small drops; `a raw drizzing rain`

Drogheda
noun in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants

drogue
drogue chute noun a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly

droll
adjective comical in an odd or whimsical manner; `a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor`

drollery
waggery noun a quaint and amusing jest