| dozy |
inclined to doze; half asleep; drowsy. |
| DP |
abbreviation of "displaced person," a person who has become homeless, usu. as a result of having been forced from his or her homeland by war. |
| Dr. |
abbreviation of "Doctor." [2 definitions] |
| drab1 |
a dull gray or a dull grayish or yellowish brown color. [4 definitions] |
| drab2 |
a dirty, unkempt woman; slattern. [3 definitions] |
| dracaena |
any of several tropical plants of the agave family, often cultivated as a houseplant. |
| drachm |
see "drachma." |
| drachma |
the former chief monetary unit of Greece, equaling one hundred lepta. [2 definitions] |
| Draco |
a circumpolar constellation in the northern sky, located between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor and containing the former north star used by the Egyptians; Dragon. |
| Draconian |
(often l.c.) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| Dracula |
in a late nineteenth-century novel by Bram Stoker, the title character, a vampire, who is able to transform himself into a bat. |
| draft |
a preliminary sketch of a piece of writing; rough draft. [18 definitions] |
| draftable |
combined form of draft. |
| draft board |
a body of citizens who select men for compulsory U.S. military service. |
| draft dodger |
a person who attempts to avoid compulsory military service. |
| draftee |
one who has been drafted, esp. for compulsory military service. |
| draftsman |
a man who draws detailed plans and designs, as for machines or buildings. [2 definitions] |
| draftsperson |
a draftsman or draftswoman. |
| draftswoman |
a woman who draws detailed plans and designs, as for machines and buildings. [2 definitions] |
| drafty |
having or being subject to drafts or currents of air. |
| drag |
to pull along with force (often partly on the ground); haul. [13 definitions] |