| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| draco | noun | The Dragon, a northern constellation within which is the north pole of the ecliptic., A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds., A genus of lizards. See Dragon, 6. |
| draff | noun | Refuse; lees; dregs; the wash given to swine or cows; hogwash; waste matter., The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as Draught., A selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army, or from any part of it, or from a military post; also from any district, or any company or collection of persons, or from the people at large; also, the body of men thus drafted., An order from one person or party to another, directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange., An allowance or deduction made from the gross veight of goods., A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn in outline; a delineation. See Draught., The form of any writing as first drawn up; the first rough sketch of written composition, to be filled in, or completed. See Draught., A narrow border left on a finished stone, worked differently from the rest of its face., A narrow border worked to a plane surface along the edge of a stone, or across its face, as a guide to the stone-cutter., The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone., Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See Draught., A current of air. Same as Draught. |
| draft | adjective | Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught., Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught., To draw the outline of; to delineate., To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial., To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select., To transfer by draft. |
| drail | verb t. & i. | To trail; to draggle. |
| drain | verb t. | To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of., To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie., To filter., To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off., To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain., The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country., That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink., The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers’ drains. |
| drake | noun | The male of the duck kind., The drake fly., A dragon., A small piece of artillery., Wild oats, brome grass, or darnel grass; — called also drawk, dravick, and drank. |
| drama | noun | A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by actors on the stage., A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and interest., Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or illustrating it; dramatic literature. |
| drank | imp. | of Drink., Wild oats, or darnel grass. See Drake a plant., of Drink |
| drape | verb t. | To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc., To rail at; to banter., To make cloth., To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc. |
| drave | old imp. of Drive., of Drive | |
| drawn | past participle | of Draw, See Draw, v. t. & i. |
| drawl | verb t. | To utter in a slow, lengthened tone., To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit, affectation, etc., A lengthened, slow monotonous utterance. |