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. |