| drop press |
see "drop hammer." |
| drop (someone) a line |
to write a brief letter or note to (someone). |
| dropsy |
an abnormal medical condition characterized by the building up of watery fluid such as lymph or serum in body tissues or cavities. |
| droshky |
a low open horse-drawn carriage used primarily in Russia, or a similar vehicle. |
| drosophila |
the common fruit fly, used esp. in genetic experiments. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. [2 definitions] |
| drought |
an unusually prolonged lack of rain. [2 definitions] |
| drove1 |
past tense of drive. |
| drove2 |
a group of animals driven, or gathered for driving, as a herd; flock. [3 definitions] |
| drover |
someone who drives animals, esp. sheep or cattle, to a place where they can be sold. |
| drown |
to die from lack of oxygen as the result of submersion in a liquid, esp. water. [4 definitions] |
| drown out |
to cover up the sound of with a louder sound. |
| drowse |
to be nearly asleep. [3 definitions] |
| drowsy |
being on the point of falling asleep. [3 definitions] |
| drub |
to beat, as with a stick or club. [3 definitions] |
| drubbing |
a sound beating or defeat, as in an athletic contest. |
| drudge |
someone who works at a boring, repetitious, physically demanding, or menial job. [2 definitions] |
| drudgery |
hard, boring, menial, or unpleasant work. |
| drug |
a chemical substance used to cure or heal; medicine. [5 definitions] |
| drug abuse |
the use of illegal drugs, especially in a habitual or harmful way, or the use of any drug in doses or for purposes outside their intended medical use. |
| drug addict |
one who is physically dependent on regular doses of one or more narcotics. |