Nouns Starting With DRA
Here's the list of all the 235 Nouns Starting With DRA in the English Language.
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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 → |
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 → |
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 → |
drag | 1. the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid 2. something that slows or delays progress 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 → |
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 → |
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 → |
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 → |
drawers | 1. underpants worn by men 2. (used in the plural) underpants worn by women 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 → |
drastic | More Definitions → |
drawback | 1. the quality of being a hindrance More Definitions → |
drawstring | 1. a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening 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 → |
draught | 1. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg 2. a large and hurried swallow 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 → |
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 → |
drafter | 1. a writer of a draft More Definitions → |
dramatist | 1. someone who writes plays 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 → |
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 → |
draftsman | 1. a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines 2. an artist skilled at drawing More Definitions → |
dramatics | 1. participation in theatrical productions as an extracurricular activity 2. the art of writing and producing plays 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 → |
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 → |
dramatization | 1. conversion into dramatic form 2. a dramatic representation More Definitions → |
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