| drawstring |
a cord or the like that is drawn through a sewn channel in fabric and pulled so as to tighten or close an opening, as of pants, a bag, or the like. |
| draw the line |
to set a limit on what is allowed. |
| draw up |
to draft; formulate. [2 definitions] |
| dray |
a low but sturdy cart with removable sides that is used for moving bulky or heavy objects. [3 definitions] |
| drayage |
conveyance by dray, or the charge for it. |
| drayman |
a dray driver. |
| dread |
to be very afraid of or deeply apprehensive about. [7 definitions] |
| dreadful |
producing great fear, horror, or awe; dread. [2 definitions] |
| dreadlocks |
a hairstyle, originally worn by Rastafarians, in which the hair is worn in many long, twisted strands. |
| dreadnought |
a large warship equipped with powerful weapons and, usu., heavy armor. |
| dread to think |
used to express worry or fear with respect to what might happen or be possible under certain circumstances. |
| dream |
a series of images or visions that accompany sleep, or that occur during waking reverie. [13 definitions] |
| dreamland |
any wonderful place or situation existing only in dreams or the imagination. [2 definitions] |
| dreamless |
combined form of dream. |
| dreamt |
a past tense and past participle of "dream." |
| dream up |
(informal) to conceive in the imagination. |
| dream world |
a world that exists only in the imagination, not in reality. |
| dreamy |
like a dream; hazy or indistinct. [4 definitions] |
| drear |
in literature, dreary; dismal; boring. |
| dreary |
cheerless, bleak, or depressing. [2 definitions] |
| dredge1 |
any of numerous pieces of equipment used to clear solid matter from the bottom of a body of water, as by a scoop or suction pipe. [7 definitions] |