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

dromaeosaur
noun a kind of maniraptor

Dromaeosauridae
family Dromaeosauridae noun swift-running bipedal dinosaurs

Dromaius
genus Dromaius noun a genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes

dronabinol
noun psychoactive substance present in marijuana; used therapeutically to control nausea associated with cancer therapy

drone
drone pipe noun a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone

drone
radio-controlled aircraft noun an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control

drool
dribble noun saliva spilling from the mouth

drool over
slobber over verb envy without restraint

droop
verb hang loosely or laxly; `His tongue lolled`

drooping
droopy adjective hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)

droopingly
adverb in a drooping manner; `a branch hung low, droopingly`

drop
fall noun a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; `it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height`

drop
verb stop pursuing or acting; `drop a lawsuit`; `knock it off!`

drop a line
verb communicate (with) in writing; `Write her soon, please!`

drop arch
noun a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span

drop back
verb take position in the rear, especially of a military formation or team sporting event, `The defender dropped back behind his teammate`

drop biscuit
noun biscuit made from dough with enough milk that it can be dropped from a spoon

drop by
drop in verb visit informally and spontaneously; `We frequently drop by the neighbors` house for a cup of coffee`

drop curtain
drop cloth noun a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery

drop down
verb fall or drop to a lower place or level; `He sank to his knees`

drop forge
drop hammer noun device for making large forgings

drop open
fall open verb open involuntarily; `His mouth dropped open`; `Her jaw dropped`

drop out
give up verb give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; `In the second round, the challenger gave up`

drop scone
griddlecake 2 Scotch pancake noun a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle

drop shot
dink noun a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net

drop zone
dropping zone noun an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops

drop-dead
adverb extremely; `she was drop-dead gorgeous`

drop-down menu
noun a menu of options that appears below the item when the computer user clicks on it

drop-kick
verb drop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a field goal

drop-leaf
noun a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket

drop-leaf table
noun a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface

drop-off charge
noun a fee added for returning a rented car to a location different from the one where it was rented

dropforge
verb forge with a dropforge; `drop-force the metal`

dropkick
noun (football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground

dropkicker
noun a football kicker who drops the ball and kicks it just as it reaches the ground

droplet
noun a tiny drop

dropline
drop line noun a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right

dropout
noun someone who quits school before graduation

dropped
adjective (used of a mammal) born

dropper
eye dropper noun pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time

dropping
falling adjective coming down freely under the influence of gravity; `the eerie whistle of dropping bombs`; `falling rain`

droppings
dung noun fecal matter of animals

dropseed
drop-seed noun a grass of the genus Sporobolus

Drosera
genus Drosera noun the type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog-inhabiting insectivorous plants

Droseraceae
family Droseraceae noun a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs

droshky
drosky noun an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia

drosophila
Drosophila melanogaster noun small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance

Drosophilidae
family Drosophilidae noun fruit flies

Drosophyllum
genus Drosophyllum noun one species

Drosophyllum lusitanicum
noun perennial of dry habitats whose leaves have glandular hairs that secrete adhesive and digestive fluid for capture and digestion of insects; Portugal, southern Spain and Morocco

drought
drouth noun a shortage of rainfall; `farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season`

drove
drove chisel noun a stonemason`s chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone

drown
verb die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; `The child drowned in the lake`

drown out
verb make imperceptible; `The noise from the ice machine drowned out the music`

drowned
adjective dead by drowning; `poor drowned sailors`

drowse
verb be on the verge of sleeping; `The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class`

drowsily
somnolently adverb in a drowsy manner; ``Time to get up,` she said drowsily`

drowsy
drowsing(a) adjective half asleep; `made drowsy by the long ride`; `it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor`; `a tired dozy child`; `the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair`

drudge
peon noun a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

drudgery
plodding noun hard monotonous routine work

drudging
laboring adjective doing arduous or unpleasant work; `drudging peasants`; `the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton`; `toiling coal miners in the black deeps`

drug
noun a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

drug addict
junkie noun a narcotics addict

drug addiction
noun an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)

drug baron
drug lord noun a person who controls an organization dealing in illegal drugs

drug bust
drugs bust noun seizure of illegal drugs by the police

drug cartel
noun an illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs; `drug cartels sometimes finance terrorist organizations`

drug cocktail
highly active antiretroviral therapy noun a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV

drug company
pharmaceutical company noun a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals

Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug Enforcement Agency noun federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations

drug of abuse
street drug noun a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction

drug peddler
peddler 1 drug dealer noun an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs

drug traffic
drug trafficking noun traffic in illegal drugs

drug user
substance abuser noun a person who takes drugs

drug war
noun conflict between law enforcement and those who deal in illegal drugs

drug withdrawal
noun the termination of drug taking

drug-free
adjective characteristic of a person not taking illegal drugs or of a place where no illegal drugs are used

drugget
noun a rug made of a coarse fabric having a cotton warp and a wool filling

drugless
adjective without the use of drugs; `drugless therapy`

drugstore
apothecary`s shop noun a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold

Druid
noun a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland

druidism
noun the system of religion and philosophy taught by the Druids and their rites and ceremonies

drum
membranophone noun a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

drum
noun a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids

drum brake
noun hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe

drum major
noun the leader of a marching band or drum corps

drum majorette
majorette noun a female drum major

drum printer
noun a line printer in which the type is mounted on a rotating drum that contains a full character set for each printing position

drum sander
electric sander noun a power tool used for sanding wood; a loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor

drum-shaped
drum-like adjective shaped in a form resembling a drum

drumbeat
noun a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause; `the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq`

drumhead
summary adjective performed speedily and without formality; `a summary execution`; `summary justice`

drumhead court-martial
noun a military court convened to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action

drumlin
noun a mound of glacial drift

drummer
noun someone who plays a drum

drumming
noun the act of playing drums; `he practiced his drumming several hours every day`

drumstick
noun a stick used for playing a drum

drunk-and-disorderly
noun someone arrested on the charge of being drunk and disorderly; `they delivered the drunk-and-disorderlies to the county jail`

drunkard
drunk noun a chronic drinker

drunken reveler
drunken reveller noun someone who engages in drinking bouts