| drivetrain |
the assembly that transmits an engine's rotary motion to the actual means of propulsion such as a propeller or wheel. |
| driveway |
a private road that provides access from a street to a building such as a house or garage. |
| driving |
aggressively forward-moving; highly active; exciting. [2 definitions] |
| driving wheel |
a wheel that transmits power from an engine, either to other wheels, or into propulsive effort, as on a locomotive engine. |
| drizzle |
to rain lightly but continuously. [2 definitions] |
| drogue |
an anchor, esp. a canvas sack used for slowing a boat and keeping her prow into the wind. [2 definitions] |
| droit |
a legal claim or right. [2 definitions] |
| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| drollery |
something funny. [3 definitions] |
| -drome |
racecourse. [3 definitions] |
| dromedary |
an African or Asian camel with one hump. (Cf. Bactrian camel.) |
| drone1 |
a male honeybee or other male bee, whose only function is to impregnate the queen. [3 definitions] |
| drone2 |
to produce a low, continuous hum. [5 definitions] |
| drool |
to exude saliva from the mouth; drivel. [3 definitions] |
| droop |
to hang or sink down; bend limply. [4 definitions] |
| droopy |
drooping or inclined to droop. [2 definitions] |
| drop |
a small amount of liquid, usu. forming a tiny sphere. [18 definitions] |
| drop a beat |
to miss a beat in music, or otherwise lose the rhythm or continuity of something; falter. [2 definitions] |
| drop cookie |
a cookie made by dropping dough from a spoon onto the baking sheet, rather than by shaping or rolling it. |
| drop curtain |
a stage curtain that is lowered and raised rather than drawn to or from the sides. |
| drop-down menu |
a menu in a computer program interface whose title is visible but whose contents are revealed only when a cursor is clicked on the title, allowing a user to choose an item on the menu. |