drop hammer
1: device for making large forgings [syn: {drop forge}, {drop press}]
drop in
1: visit informally and spontaneously; "We frequently drop by the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee" [syn: {drop by}, {come by}]
drop keel
1: a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward [syn: {centerboard}, {centreboard}, {sliding keel}]
drop line
1: a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right [syn: {dropline}, {stepped line}, {stagger head}, {staggered head}, {stephead}]
drop off
1: fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test" 2: change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures" [syn: {fall asleep},...
drop open
1: open involuntarily; "His mouth dropped open"; "Her jaw dropped" [syn: {fall open}]
drop out
1: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: {give up}, {fall by the wayside}, {drop by the wayside}, {throw in}, {throw in the t...
drop press
1: device for making large forgings [syn: {drop forge}, {drop hammer}]
drop scone
1: a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle [syn: {griddlecake}, {Scotch pancake}]
drop shot
1: a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net [syn: {dink}]
drop zone
1: an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops [syn: {dropping zone}]
drop-dead
1: extremely; "she was drop-dead gorgeous"
drop-down menu
1: a menu of options that appears below the item when the computer user clicks on it
drop-kick
1: drop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a field goal 2: score (a goal) by making a dropkick
drop-leaf
1: a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket
drop-off
1: a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality" [syn: {slump}, {slack}, {falloff}...
drop-off charge
1: a fee added for returning a rented car to a location different from the one where it was rented
drop-seed
1: a grass of the genus Sporobolus [syn: {dropseed}]
dropforge
1: forge with a drop-forge; "drop-force the metal"
dropkick
1: (football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground v 1: drop and kick as it touches the ground 2: make the point after a touchdown with a ...
dropkicker
1: a football kicker who drops the ball and kicks it just as it reaches the ground
dropline
1: a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right [syn: {drop line}, {stepped line}, {stagger head}, {staggered head}, {stephead}]
dropout
1: someone who quits school before graduation 2: someone who withdraws from a social group or environment
dropped egg
1: egg cooked in gently boiling water [syn: {poached egg}]
dropper
1: pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time [syn: {eye dropper}]
dropping zone
1: an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops [syn: {drop zone}]
droppings
1: fecal matter of animals [syn: {dung}, {muck}]
dropseed
1: a grass of the genus Sporobolus [syn: {drop-seed}]
dropsical
1: swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid [syn: {edematous}]
dropsy
1: swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue [syn: {edema}, {oedema}, {hydrops}]
Drosera
1: the type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog-inhabiting insectivorous plants [syn: {genus Drosera}]
Droseraceae
1: a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs [syn: {family Droseraceae}, {sundew family}]
droshky
1: an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia [syn: {drosky}]
drosky
1: an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia [syn: {droshky}]
drosophila
1: small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance [syn: {Drosophila melanogaster}] [also: {drosophilae} (pl)]
Drosophila melanogaster
1: small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance [syn: {drosophila}]
Drosophyllum lusitanicum
1: perennial of dry habitats whose leaves have glandular hairs that secrete adhesive and digestive fluid for capture and digestion of insects; Portugal, southern Spain and Morocco
dross
1: worthless material that should be removed; "there were impurities in the water" [syn: {impurity}] 2: the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals [syn: {slag}, {scoria}]
drought
1: a temporary shortage of rainfall 2: a prolonged shortage
drove chisel
1: a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone [syn: {drove}]
drover
1: someone who drives a herd [syn: {herder}, {herdsman}]
drown
1: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" [syn: {submerge}, {overwhelm}] 2: get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alc...
drown out
1: make imperceptible; "The noise from the ice machine drowned out the music"
drowned
1: dead by drowning; "poor drowned sailors"
drowse
1: a light fitful sleep [syn: {doze}] v 1: sleep lightly or for a short period of time [syn: {snooze}, {doze}] 2: be on the verge of sleeping; "The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class"
drowse off
1: change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures" [syn: {fall asleep}, {dope off}, {flake out}, {drift off}, {nod off}, {drop off}, {doze off}] [ant: {wake up}]
drowsily
1: in a drowsy manner; "`Time to get up,' she said drowsily" [syn: {somnolently}]
drowsiness
1: a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents" [syn: {sleepiness}, {somnolence}] [ant: {wakefulness}]
drowsing
1: half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair" [syn...
drowsy
1: half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair" [syn...
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drub
1: beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: {bat}, {clobber}, {thrash}, {lick}] [also: {drubbing}, {drubbed}]
drudge
1: one who works hard at boring tasks [syn: {hack}, {hacker}] 2: a laborer who is obliged to do menial work [syn: {peon}, {navvy}, {galley slave}] v : work hard; "She was digging away at her math home...
drudgery
1: hard monotonous routine work [syn: {plodding}, {grind}, {donkeywork}]
drudging
1: doing arduous or unpleasant work; "drudging peasants"; "the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton"; "toiling coal miners in the black deeps" [syn: {laboring}, {labouring}, {toiling}]
drug
1: a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic v 1: administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist" [syn: {dose}] 2: use recreational drugs [syn: {do drugs}] [also: {drugging}, {drug...
drug abuse
1: excessive use of drugs [syn: {substance abuse}, {habit}]
drug addict
1: a narcotics addict [syn: {junkie}, {junky}]
drug addiction
1: an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) [syn: {white plague}]
drug baron
1: a person who controls an organization dealing in illegal drugs [syn: {drug lord}]
drug bust
1: seizure of illegal drugs by the police [syn: {drugs bust}]
drug cartel
1: an illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs; "drug cartels sometimes finance terrorist organizations"
drug cocktail
1: a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV [syn: {highly active antiretroviral therapy}, {HAART}]
drug company
1: a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals [syn: {pharmaceutical company}, {pharma}]
drug dealer
1: an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs [syn: {pusher}, {drug peddler}, {peddler}, {drug trafficker}]
Drug Enforcement Administration
1: federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations [syn: {Drug Enforcement Agency}, {D...
Drug Enforcement Agency
1: federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations [syn: {Drug Enforcement Administrat...
drug lord
1: a person who controls an organization dealing in illegal drugs [syn: {drug baron}]
drug of abuse
1: a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction [syn: {stree...
drug peddler
1: an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs [syn: {pusher}, {peddler}, {drug dealer}, {drug trafficker}]
drug traffic
1: traffic in illegal drugs [syn: {drug trafficking}, {narcotraffic}]
drug trafficker
1: an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs [syn: {pusher}, {drug peddler}, {peddler}, {drug dealer}]
drug trafficking
1: traffic in illegal drugs [syn: {drug traffic}, {narcotraffic}]
drug user
1: a person who takes drugs [syn: {substance abuser}, {user}]
drug war
1: conflict between law enforcement and those who deal in illegal drugs
drug-addicted
1: addicted to a drug [syn: {dependent}, {dependant}, {hooked}, {strung-out}]
drug-free
1: of a person not taking illegal drugs or of a place where no illegal drugs are used
drugget
1: a rug made of a coarse fabric having a cotton warp and a wool filling
druggist
1: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs [syn: {pharmacist}, {chemist}, {apothecary}, {pill pusher}, {pill roller}]
drugless
1: without the use of drugs; "drugless therapy"
drugs bust
1: seizure of illegal drugs by the police [syn: {drug bust}]
drugstore
1: a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold [syn: {apothecary's shop}, {chemist's}, {chemist's shop}, {pharmacy}]
druid
1: a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland
drum
1: a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end [syn: {membranophone}, {tympan}] 2: the sound of a drum; "he could hear the drums befo...
drum brake
1: hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe [syn: {drum brakes}]
drum brakes
1: hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe [syn: {drum brake}]
drum major
1: the leader of a marching band or drum corps
drum majorette
1: a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band 2: a female drum major
drum out
1: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" [syn: {oust}, {throw out}, {boot out}, {kick out}, {expel}]
drum printer
1: a line printer in which the type is mounted on a rotating drum that contains a full character set for each printing position
drum roll
1: the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously [syn: {paradiddle}, {roll}]
drum sander
1: a power tool used for sanding wood; a loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor [syn: {electric sander}, {sander}, {smoother}]
drum up
1: gather; "drum up support" [syn: {beat up}, {rally}]
drumbeat
1: the sound made by beating a drum [syn: {rub-a-dub}, {rataplan}] 2: (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown 3: a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause; "t...
drumbeater
1: a fervent and even militant proponent of something [syn: {partisan}, {zealot}]
drumfire
1: intense and continuous artillery fire [syn: {cannonade}]
drumfish
1: small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise [syn: {drum}] [also: {drumfishes} (pl)]
drumhead
1: performed speedily and without formality; "a summary execution"; "summary justice" [syn: {summary}] n : a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum [syn: {head}]
drumlin
1: a mound of glacial drift
drummer
1: someone who plays a drum
drumstick
1: the lower joint of the leg of a fowl 2: a stick used for playing a drum
drumstick tree
1: deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia [syn: ...
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