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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]