| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| drachm | noun | A drachma., Same as Dram. |
| dracin | noun | See Draconin. |
| dradde | imp. | of Dread. |
| dradge | noun | Inferior ore, separated from the better by cobbing. |
| draffy | adjective | Dreggy; waste; worthless. |
| dragon | noun | A fabulous animal, generally represented as a monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and ferocious., A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman., A constellation of the northern hemisphere figured as a dragon; Draco., A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move through the air as a winged serpent., A short musket hooked to a swivel attached to a soldier’s belt; — so called from a representation of a dragon’s head at the muzzle., A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of several species, found in the East Indies and Southern Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps from tree to tree. Called also flying lizard., A variety of carrier pigeon., A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a charge in a coat of arms. |
| draine | noun | The missel thrush. |
| draped | imp. & past participle | of Drape |
| draper | noun | One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; as, a draper and tailor. |
| drapet | noun | Cloth. |
| drasty | adjective | Filthy; worthless. |
| draugh | noun | See Draft. |
| drawee | noun | The person on whom an order or bill of exchange is drawn; — the correlative of drawer. |
| drawer | noun | One who, or that which, draws, One who draws liquor for guests; a waiter in a taproom., One who delineates or depicts; a draughtsman; as, a good drawer., One who draws a bill of exchange or order for payment; — the correlative of drawee., That which is drawn, A sliding box or receptacle in a case, which is opened by pulling or drawing out, and closed by pushing in., An under-garment worn on the lower limbs. |
| drazel | noun | A slut; a vagabond wench. Same as Drossel. |
| dreamt | of Dream | |
| dreamy | superl. | Abounding in dreams or given to dreaming; appropriate to, or like, dreams; visionary. |
| dreary | superl. | Sorrowful; distressful., Exciting cheerless sensations, feelings, or associations; comfortless; dismal; gloomy. |
| dredge | noun | Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: (a) A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds. (b) A dredging machine. (c) An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea., Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water., To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging machine., A mixture of oats and barley., To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat. |
| dreggy | adjective | Containing dregs or lees; muddy; foul; feculent. |
| dreint | p. p. of Drench to drown. | |
| drench | verb t. | To cause to drink; especially, to dose by force; to put a potion down the throat of, as of a horse; hence. to purge violently by physic., To steep in moisture; to wet thoroughly; to soak; to saturate with water or other liquid; to immerse., A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging., A military vassal mentioned in Domesday Book. |
| dressy | adjective | Showy in dress; attentive to dress. |
| dretch | verb t. & i. | See Drecche. |
| drevil | noun | A fool; a drudge. See Drivel. |
| dreynt | p. p., of Drench to drown. | |
| driest | superl. | of Dry, a. |
| drifty | adjective | Full of drifts; tending to form drifts, as snow, and the like. |
| drimys | noun | A genus of magnoliaceous trees. Drimys aromatica furnishes Winter’s bark. |
| driven | past participle | of Drive, of Drive. Also adj. |
| drivel | verb i. | To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard., To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love., Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth., Inarticulate or unmeaning utterance; foolish talk; babble., A driveler; a fool; an idiot., A servant; a drudge. |
| driver | noun | One who, or that which, drives; the person or thing that urges or compels anything else to move onward., The person who drives beasts or a carriage; a coachman; a charioteer, etc.; hence, also, one who controls the movements of a locomotive., An overseer of a gang of slaves or gang of convicts at their work., A part that transmits motion to another part by contact with it, or through an intermediate relatively movable part, as a gear which drives another, or a lever which moves another through a link, etc. Specifically:, The driving wheel of a locomotive., An attachment to a lathe, spindle, or face plate to turn a carrier., A crossbar on a grinding mill spindle to drive the upper stone., The after sail in a ship or bark, being a fore-and-aft sail attached to a gaff; a spanker. |
| drogue | noun | See Drag, n., 6, and Drag sail, under Drag, n. |
| dromon | In the Middle Ages, a large, fast-sailing galley, or cutter; a large, swift war vessel. | |
| droned | imp. & past participle | of Drone |
| drongo | noun | A passerine bird of the family Dicruridae. They are usually black with a deeply forked tail. They are natives of Asia, Africa, and Australia; — called also drongo shrikes. |
| dronte | noun | The dodo. |
| dropsy | noun | An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue. |
| drosky | noun | A low, four-wheeled, open carriage, used in Russia, consisting of a kind of long, narrow bench, on which the passengers ride as on a saddle, with their feet reaching nearly to the ground. Other kinds of vehicles are now so called, esp. a kind of victoria drawn by one or two horses, and used as a public carriage in German cities. |
| drossy | superl. | Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure; worthless. |
| drough | imp. | of Draw. |
| droumy | adjective | Troubled; muddy. |
| drouth | noun | Same as Drought. |
| droven | past participle | of Drive. |
| drover | noun | One who drives cattle or sheep to market; one who makes it his business to purchase cattle, and drive them to market., A boat driven by the tide. |
| drowse | verb i. | To sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; to slumber; to be heavy with sleepiness; to doze., To make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep; to make dull or stupid., A slight or imperfect sleep; a doze. |
| drowsy | superl. | Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy., Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific., Dull; stupid. |
| drowth | noun | See Drought. |
| droyle | verb i. | See Droil. |
| drudge | verb i. | To perform menial work; to labor in mean or unpleasant offices with toil and fatigue., To consume laboriously; — with away., One who drudges; one who works hard in servile employment; a mental servant. |
| druery | noun | Courtship; gallantry; love; an object of love. |
| drumly | adjective | Turbid; muddy. |
| drupal | adjective | Drupaceous. |
| drupel | noun | Alt. of Drupelet |
| drused | adjective | Covered with a large number of minute crystals. |
| druxey | adjective | Alt. of Druxy |
| drying | present participle & vb. noun | of Dry, Adapted or tending to exhaust moisture; as, a drying wind or day; a drying room., Having the quality of rapidly becoming dry. |