drop over |
to come from a relatively near place to another place for a casual visit. |
dropper |
a device, usu. consisting of a tube that narrows at one end and a bulb for producing suction at the other, used for taking up a liquid and dispensing it in drops. |
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] |