| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| drabbling | present participle & vb. noun | of Drabble |
| draconian | adjective | Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c. |
| dracontic | adjective | Belonging to that space of time in which the moon performs one revolution, from ascending node to ascending node. See Dragon’s head, under Dragon. |
| draftsman | noun | See Draughtsman. |
| draggling | present participle & vb. noun | of Draggle |
| dragomans | plural | of Dragoman |
| dragonish | adjective | resembling a dragon. |
| dragooned | imp. & past participle | of Dragoon |
| dragooner | noun | A dragoon. |
| drainable | adjective | Capable of being drained. |
| drainpipe | noun | A pipe used for carrying off surplus water. |
| draintile | noun | A hollow tile used in making drains; — called also draining tile. |
| draintrap | noun | See 4th Trap, 5. |
| dramatist | noun | The author of a dramatic composition; a writer of plays. |
| dramatize | verb t. | To compose in the form of the drama; to represent in a drama; to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel, or an historical episode. |
| draperied | adjective | Covered or supplied with drapery. |
| draperies | plural | of Drapery |
| draughted | imp. & past participle | of Draught |
| dravidian | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Dravida. |
| drawbench | noun | A machine in which strips of metal are drawn through a drawplate; especially, one in which wire is thus made; — also called drawing bench. |
| drawknife | noun | A joiner’s tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; — called also drawshave, and drawing shave., A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood. |
| drawlatch | noun | A housebreaker or thief. |
| drawplate | noun | A hardened steel plate having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated. |
| drawshave | noun | See Drawing knife. |