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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
draw reinverbMWEcontrol and direct with or as if by reinsverifiedJun 3, 2026
draw the lineverbMWEreasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)verifiedJun 3, 2026
draw togetherverbMWEbring together in a common cause or emotionverifiedJun 3, 2026
draw upverbMWEform or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiersverifiedJun 3, 2026
Drawing BoardnounMWEa smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drawing CardnounMWEa featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drawing ChalknounMWEcolored chalks used by artistsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drawing InknounMWEa black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drawing LotsnounMWEmaking a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawnverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drawing OffnounMWEact of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a sourceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drawing PapernounMWEpaper that is specially prepared for use in draftingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drawing PinnounMWEa tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing boardverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drawing PowernounMWEthe capacity for attracting people (customers or supporters)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Drawing RoomnounMWEa private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toiletverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drawing StringnounMWEa tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an openingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drawing TablenounMWEa worktable with adjustable topverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drawing-Room CarnounMWEa passenger car for day travelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drawn ButternounMWEbutter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solidsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drawstring BagnounMWEa bag that is closed at the top with a drawstringverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dray HorsenounMWEhorse adapted for drawing heavy loadsverifiedMay 18, 2026
dream upverbMWEdevise or inventverifiedJun 3, 2026
dredge upverbMWEmention something unpleasant from the pastverifiedJun 3, 2026
Dredging BucketnounMWEa bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drenched inadjectiveMWEabundantly covered or supplied withcandidateMay 18, 2026
Drepanocytic AnaemianounMWEa congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacksverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drepanocytic AnemianounMWEa congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacksverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dress BluesnounMWEa dress uniform for formal occasionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dress CirclenounMWEa curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera houseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dress CodenounMWEa set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress, or what dress is prohibited, while on the premises of the institutionverifiedMay 18, 2026
dress downverbMWEdress informally and casuallyverifiedJun 3, 2026
Dress HangernounMWEa hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments onverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dress HatnounMWEa man's hat with a tall crownverifiedMay 18, 2026
dress outverbMWEkill and prepare for market or consumptionverifiedJun 3, 2026
Dress RacknounMWEa rack used primarily to display dresses for sale in a storeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dress RehearsalnounMWEa full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performanceverifiedMay 18, 2026
dress shipverbMWEdecorate a ship with flagsverifiedJun 3, 2026
Dress ShirtnounMWEa white shirt with a starch front worn as evening wear, usually with a tuxedoverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dress ShopnounMWEa shop that sells women's clothes and jewelryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dress SuitnounMWEformalwear consisting of full evening dress for menverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dress UniformnounMWEa military uniform worn on formal occasionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
dress upverbMWEput on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractiveverifiedJun 3, 2026
Dress WhitesnounMWEa dress uniform for formal occasionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dressed OrenounMWEthe desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined oreverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dressed to KilladjectiveMWEdressed in fancy or formal clothingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dressed to the NinesadjectiveMWEdressed in fancy or formal clothingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dressing CasenounMWEa small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles and toilet articles while travelingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dressing DownnounMWEa severe scoldingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dressing GownnounMWEa robe worn before dressing or while loungingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dressing RoomnounMWEa room in which you can change clothesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dressing SacknounMWEa woman's loose jacketverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dressing SacquenounMWEa woman's loose jacketverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dressing StationnounMWE(military) a station located near a combat area for giving first aid to the woundedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dressing TablenounMWElow table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeupverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dressmaker's ModelnounMWEsomeone who models dressesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dried ApricotnounMWEapricots preserved by dryingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dried FruitnounMWEfruit preserved by dryingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dried MilknounMWEdehydrated milkverifiedMay 18, 2026
drift apartverbMWElose personal contact over timeverifiedJun 3, 2026
drift awayverbMWElose personal contact over timecandidateJun 3, 2026
Drift IcenounMWEmasses of ice floating in the open seaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drift NetnounMWEa large fishnet supported by floatsverifiedMay 18, 2026
drift offverbMWEchange from a waking to a sleeping stateverifiedJun 3, 2026
Drill BitnounMWEa bit used in drilling for oilverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drill HolenounMWEa hole or passage made by a drillverifiedMay 18, 2026
drill inverbMWEteach by drills and repetitionverifiedJun 3, 2026
Drill InstructornounMWEa noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and disciplineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drill MasternounMWEa noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and disciplineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drill PressnounMWEa machine tool with a separate, upright standverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drill RignounMWErig used in drilling for oil or gasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drill RodnounMWEcarbon steel used for rock drills and dowelsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drill SitenounMWEworkplace that is the site of a drill holeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drill SteelnounMWEcarbon steel used for rock drills and dowelsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drilling BitnounMWEa bit used in drilling for oilverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drilling FluidnounMWEa mixture of clays and chemicals and waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drilling MudnounMWEa mixture of clays and chemicals and waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drilling PipenounMWEa series of tubes (joined by screwed collars) that connect a drilling platform to the drilling bitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drilling PlatformnounMWEdrilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radiallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drilling RignounMWErig used in drilling for oil or gasverifiedMay 18, 2026
drink downverbMWEdrink down entirelyverifiedJun 3, 2026
drink inverbMWEbe fascinated or spell-bound byverifiedJun 3, 2026
drink upverbMWEdrink to the last dropverifiedJun 3, 2026
Drinking AgenounMWEthe age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beveragesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drinking BoutnounMWEa long period of drinkingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drinking ChocolatenounMWEa beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugarverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drinking FountainnounMWEa public fountain to provide a jet of drinking waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drinking GlassnounMWEa container for holding liquids while drinkingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drinking SongnounMWEa song celebrating the joys of drinkingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drinking StrawnounMWEa thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drinking VesselnounMWEa vessel intended for drinkingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drinking WaternounMWEwater suitable for drinkingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drinking Your Own ChampagnenounMWEThe practice in which tech workers use their own product consistently to see how well it works and where improvements can be made.verifiedAug 28, 2026
Drip CoffeenounMWEcoffee made by passing boiling water through a perforated container packed with finely ground coffeeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drip CulturenounMWEa hydroponic method of growing plants by allowing nutrient solutions to drip slowly onto an inert medium in which the plants are growingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drip FeednounMWEthe administration of a solution (blood or saline or plasma etc.) one drop at a timeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drip LoopnounMWEa downward hanging loop in a line that runs to a buildingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drip MatnounMWEa small mat placed under a glass to protect a surface from condensationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drip MoldnounMWEa projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater, such as over a window or doorwayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drip MouldnounMWE(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Drip PannounMWEpan under a refrigerator for collecting liquid wasteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Drip PotnounMWEa coffeepot for making drip coffeeverifiedMay 18, 2026