Nouns Starting With DR
Here's the list of all the 691 Nouns Starting With DR in the English Language.
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| drive | 1. the act of applying force to propel something 2. a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine More Definitions → |
| drug | 1. a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic More Definitions → |
| driver | 1. the operator of a motor vehicle 2. someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle More Definitions → |
| driving | 1. hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver 2. the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal More Definitions → |
| drop | 1. a shape that is spherical and small 2. a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) More Definitions → |
| draft | 1. a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another 2. a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle) More Definitions → |
| dream | 1. a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep 2. imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake More Definitions → |
| dry | 1. a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages More Definitions → |
| drink | 1. a single serving of a beverage 2. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess More Definitions → |
| dress | 1. a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice 2. clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion More Definitions → |
| draw | 1. a gully that is shallower than a ravine 2. an entertainer who attracts large audiences More Definitions → |
| drama | 1. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage 2. an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional More Definitions → |
| drawing | 1. an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper 2. a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines More Definitions → |
| drinking | 1. the act of consuming liquids 2. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess More Definitions → |
| dragon | 1. a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings 2. a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman More Definitions → |
| drum | 1. a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end 2. the sound of a drum More Definitions → |
| drunk | 1. a chronic drinker 2. someone who is intoxicated More Definitions → |
| drag | 1. the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid 2. something that slows or delays progress More Definitions → |
| drill | 1. a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) 2. similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored More Definitions → |
| drain | 1. emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it 2. tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material More Definitions → |
| drainage | 1. emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it More Definitions → |
| dressing | 1. savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type 2. a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables More Definitions → |
| drilling | 1. the act of drilling 2. the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum More Definitions → |
| dryer | 1. an appliance that removes moisture More Definitions → |
| drove | 1. a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together 2. a moving crowd More Definitions → |
| drawer | 1. a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out 2. the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else More Definitions → |
| dropping | More Definitions → |
| drake | 1. adult male of a wild or domestic duck More Definitions → |
| drafting | 1. writing a first version to be filled out and polished later 2. the craft of drawing blueprints More Definitions → |
| drift | 1. a force that moves something along 2. the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) More Definitions → |
| drought | 1. a shortage of rainfall 2. a prolonged shortage More Definitions → |
| dreaming | 1. imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake 2. a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep More Definitions → |
| drummer | 1. someone who plays a drum More Definitions → |
| draper | 1. a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods) More Definitions → |
| dragonfly | 1. slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. More Definitions → |
| drosophila | 1. small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance More Definitions → |
| driveway | 1. a road leading up to a private house More Definitions → |
| drawers | 1. underpants worn by men 2. (used in the plural) underpants worn by women More Definitions → |
| drip | 1. flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid 2. the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop More Definitions → |
| dragging | More Definitions → |
| dram | 1. a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains 2. 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams More Definitions → |
| dresser | 1. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes 2. a person who dresses in a particular way More Definitions → |
| dread | 1. fearful expectation or anticipation More Definitions → |
| dripping | 1. a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house) 2. the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop More Definitions → |
| dreamer | 1. someone who is dreaming 2. someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations More Definitions → |
| drastic | More Definitions → |
| dreadful | More Definitions → |
| drifting | 1. aimless wandering from place to place More Definitions → |
| drywall | 1. a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses More Definitions → |
| drudge | 1. one who works hard at boring tasks 2. a laborer who is obliged to do menial work More Definitions → |
| drawback | 1. the quality of being a hindrance More Definitions → |
| dropout | 1. someone who quits school before graduation 2. someone who withdraws from a social group or environment More Definitions → |
| drumming | 1. the act of playing drums More Definitions → |
| dressage | 1. maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider More Definitions → |
| drugstore | 1. a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold More Definitions → |
| drowsiness | 1. a very sleepy state More Definitions → |
| drone | 1. stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen 2. an unchanging intonation More Definitions → |
| drawstring | 1. a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening More Definitions → |
| drinker | 1. a person who drinks liquids 2. a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) More Definitions → |
| drier | 1. a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) 2. an appliance that removes moisture More Definitions → |
| drapery | 1. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) 2. cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds More Definitions → |
| dreamland | 1. a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination More Definitions → |
| drizzle | 1. very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower More Definitions → |
| dredge | 1. a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed More Definitions → |
| draught | 1. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg 2. a large and hurried swallow More Definitions → |
| dreary | More Definitions → |
| dryness | 1. the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) 2. moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs More Definitions → |
| drool | 1. pretentious or silly talk or writing 2. saliva spilling from the mouth More Definitions → |
| driftwood | 1. wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore More Definitions → |
| drape | 1. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) 2. the manner in which fabric hangs or falls More Definitions → |
| drifter | 1. a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support More Definitions → |
| droplet | 1. a tiny drop More Definitions → |
| drivel | 1. a worthless message 2. saliva spilling from the mouth More Definitions → |
| drab | 1. a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown More Definitions → |
| dragoon | 1. a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen More Definitions → |
| dropkick | 1. (football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| droppings | 1. fecal matter of animals More Definitions → |
| dribble | 1. flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid 2. saliva spilling from the mouth More Definitions → |
| drafter | 1. a writer of a draft More Definitions → |
| drunkenness | 1. a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol 2. habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms More Definitions → |
| dreadnought | 1. battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber More Definitions → |
| dramatist | 1. someone who writes plays More Definitions → |
| drench | More Definitions → |
| dribbling | 1. the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks More Definitions → |
| drunkard | 1. a chronic drinker More Definitions → |
| dragnet | 1. a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals) 2. a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths More Definitions → |
| dregs | 1. sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid More Definitions → |
| drudgery | 1. hard monotonous routine work More Definitions → |
| droop | 1. a shape that sags More Definitions → |
| draughts | 1. a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces More Definitions → |
| dross | 1. worthless or dangerous material that should be removed 2. the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals More Definitions → |
| draftsman | 1. a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines 2. an artist skilled at drawing More Definitions → |
| driveshaft | 1. a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application More Definitions → |
| dressmaker | 1. someone who makes or mends dresses More Definitions → |
| drome | 1. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo More Definitions → |
| dramatics | 1. participation in theatrical productions as an extracurricular activity 2. the art of writing and producing plays More Definitions → |
| drinkable | 1. any liquid suitable for drinking More Definitions → |
| drawbridge | 1. a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it More Definitions → |
| drumbeat | 1. the sound made by beating a drum 2. (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown More Definitions → |
| dryad | 1. a deity or nymph of the woods More Definitions → |
| dray | 1. a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage More Definitions → |
| drawl | 1. a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels More Definitions → |
| droning | 1. an unchanging intonation More Definitions → |
| dramatization | 1. conversion into dramatic form 2. a dramatic representation More Definitions → |
| drippings | 1. fat that exudes from meat and drips off while it is being roasted or fried More Definitions → |
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