English words: drammach to dreaden
300 English words, part 100 of 118 of the words starting with D, A to Z. 37 have a page of their own.
English words drammach to dreaden
- drammach noun: A simple Scots food made from oatmeal and water.
- Drammen proper noun: A municipality and city in Buskerud, Norway.
- drammer noun: A drinker of drams.
- dramming noun, verb: The act of drinking drams, especially of whisky
- drammock noun: Alternative spelling of drammach
- dramseller noun: Someone who sells distilled liquors by the dram or glass.
- dramshop noun: A shop selling alcohol.
- dramshopkeeper noun: The shopkeeper of a dramshop.
- dramyin noun: A traditional unfretted long-necked plucked lute used in the Himalayan region
- dramystery noun: A mystery-drama.
- Drancy proper noun: A commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris in the Seine-Saint-Denis department in northern France.
- Drane proper noun: A surname.
- drangway noun: An alleyway.
- dranik noun: A Belarusian potato pancake.
- drank noun, verb /dɹæŋk/: Dextromethorphan.
- drano noun: Alternative spelling of draino.
- drant noun, verb: To drawl; to drone.
- dranyen noun: Alternative form of dramyin.
- drap noun, verb /dɹæp/: Cloth.
- drap d'été noun: A thin woollen fabric, twilled like merino.
- drap de Berry noun: A kind of woollen cloth imported from Berry in France.
- drapa noun /ˈdɹɑːpə/: A heroic, laudatory verse form in old Icelandic, popular between the 10th and 13th centuries and featuring a refrain
- drapability noun: The degree to which a fabric can be draped.
- drapable adjective: Alternative form of drapeable.
- drape noun, verb /dɹeɪp/: A curtain; a drapery.
- drape off verb: To extend as if hanging like a drape.
- drapeability noun: Alternative form of drapability.
- drapeable adjective: Able to be draped.
- Drapeau proper noun: A surname from French.
- draped adjective, verb /dɹeɪpt/: Covered by or clothed in cloth that drapes loosely around the object or body.
- drapeless adjective: Without a drape or drapes.
- drapelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a drape or curtain.
- draper noun /ˈdɹeɪ.pə(ɹ)/: One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; a textile merchant.
- Draper point noun: The temperature (approximately 798 K, 525˚C, or 977˚F) above which almost all solid materials visibly glow as a result of blackbody radiation.
- draper's noun: A shop that sells drapery
- draperess noun: A female draper.
- Draperian adjective: Of or relating to Theodore Draper (1912–2006), American historian and political writer.
- draperied adjective: Covered or supplied with drapery.
- drapery noun /ˈdɹeɪpəɹi/: Cloth draped gracefully in folds.
- draperylike adjective: Resembling drapery.
- drapes noun, verb /dɹeɪps/: Heavy cloth hung over a window.
- drapet noun /ˈdɹeɪpɪt/: cloth or drape
- drapetomania noun: The desire of slaves to run away, viewed as a mental illness.
- drapey adjective /ˈdɹeɪpi/: Tending to form drape-like folds.
- draping noun, verb /ˈdɹeɪpɪŋ/: That which drapes.
- draquinolol noun: A beta-adrenergic blocking drug.
- Dras proper noun: A town, a hill station in Dras subdivision, Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India; in the Dras Valley on the Dras River.
- drash noun, verb /dɹɑːʃ/: An exegesis.
- Drash syndrome noun: Synonym of Denys-Drash syndrome.
- drasha noun: A sermon
- Drass proper noun: A surname
- drastic adjective, noun /ˈdɹæs.tɪk/: Having a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme, severe.
- drastic times call for drastic measures proverb: Synonym of desperate times call for desperate measures.
- drastically adverb: To a drastic degree.
- drat interjection, verb /dɹæt/: To damn or curse.
- drats interjection, verb: Alternative form of drat.
- dratted adjective, verb: Expressing annoyance or irritation towards the mentioned thing.
- draug noun: Alternative form of draugr.
- Draughn proper noun: A surname from Irish.
- draught adjective, noun, verb /dɹɑːft/: Alternative form of draft in some of its senses.
- draught animal noun: A strong working animal used to draw a load like a cart, a plough etc., as opposed to a mount.
- draught-bar noun: Alternative form of draft-bar.
- draught engine noun: An engine used for pumping, raising heavy weights, etc.
- draught excluder noun: A flexible strip attached to the bottom or side of a door to prevent draughts entering through the gap.
- draught-free adjective: Without or not suffering from draughts (currents of air).
- draught hook noun: One of the hooks on a cannon carriage, used in drawing the gun backward and forward.
- draught horse noun: UK standard spelling of draft horse.
- draught house noun: An outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- draught net noun: A dragnet.
- draught on Aldgate pump noun: Synonym of draught on the pump at Aldgate.
- draught on the pump at Aldgate noun: A bad bill of exchange, drawn on persons who have no effects of the drawer.
- draught screen noun: A screen for the purpose of blocking draughts (currents of air).
- draughtage noun: Alternative form of draftage.
- draughtboard noun: A checkerboard on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather...
- draughter noun: Alternative spelling of drafter.
- draughthouse noun: Alternative form of draught-house: an outhouse.
- draughtily adverb: In a draughty manner.
- draughtiness noun: Standard spelling of draftiness.
- draughtless adjective: Without draughts (air currents).
- draughtlessness noun: Absence of a draught.
- draughtmanship noun: Alternative form of draughtsmanship.
- draughtproof adjective, verb: That prevents the entry of draughts.
- draughtproofing noun, verb: The material which is used to make something draughtproof.
- draughts noun, verb /dɹɑːfts/: A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the...
- draughtsboard noun: Alternative form of draughtboard.
- draughtsboard shark noun: A catshark of species Cephaloscyllium isabellum, endemic to New Zealand, having a distinctive pattern of dark blotches.
- draughtsman noun /ˈdɹɑːftsmən/: A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
- draughtsmanly adjective: Alternative spelling of draftsmanly.
- draughtsmanship noun: UK standard spelling of draftsmanship.
- draughtsperson noun: Alternative spelling of draftsperson.
- draughtswoman noun: Alternative spelling of draftswoman.
- draughtswomanship noun: draughtsmanship by a woman
- draughty adjective /ˈdɹɑːfti/: Standard spelling of drafty.
- draugr noun: An undead creature from Norse mythology, an animated corpse that inhabits its grave, often guarding buried treasure.
- Draupadi proper noun: wife of the Pandavas
- Drava proper noun /ˈdɹɑːvə/: A tributary of the Danube, in southern Central Europe.
- Draven proper noun: A male given name.
- Dravet syndrome noun: An autosomal-dominant genetic disorder that causes a catastrophic form of epilepsy, usually beginning in infancy, with prolonged seizures that are often...
- Dravid proper noun: A surname from Hindi.
- Dravidian adjective, noun /dɹəˈvɪdɪən/: A member of any of several aboriginal peoples of India and Sri Lanka thought to have spread in India before Aryan migration.
- Dravidianist noun: One who studies Dravidian languages.
- Dravidianness noun: The quality, state or characteristic of being Dravidian.
- Dravidic adjective: Of or relating to the Dravidian language family.
- Dravidiologist noun: One who studies Dravidian languages.
- Dravidiology noun: The study of Dravidian languages.
- dravite noun: A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
- dravya noun: substance or entity
- draw interjection, noun, verb /dɹɑ/: To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
- draw a bath verb: To fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.
- draw a bead on verb: To aim a gun at.
- draw a blank verb: To be unable to recall a required piece of information.
- draw a line verb: To delimit a boundary or border.
- draw a line in the sand verb: To lay down a challenge; to provide a test of commitment (often one which carries a high risk) to a cause.
- draw a line under verb: To deem (a matter, especially a problematic one) to be now closed or concluded.
- draw a long bow verb: To lie; to exaggerate.
- draw a sober breath verb: To refrain from drinking alcohol.
- draw a sponge across the slate verb: Alternative form of draw a sponge over the slate.
- draw a sponge over the slate verb: Synonym of wipe the slate clean.
- draw a straight furrow verb: To live correctly or ethically, without deviating from the right line of duty.
- draw a veil over verb: To avoid discussing or calling attention to (something embarrassing or unpleasant).
- draw a wet sponge across the slate verb: Alternative form of draw a sponge over the slate.
- draw a wet sponge over the slate verb: Alternative form of draw a sponge over the slate.
- draw ahead verb: To pass somebody or something going in the same direction; to move into a winning or advantageous position.
- draw and quarter verb: To execute (someone) by castration, disembowelling, beheading and quartering.
- draw attention verb: To rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something.
- draw away verb: To move away.
- draw back verb /dɹɔː ˈbæk/: to retreat from a position
- draw blank verb: To search (something) without finding what one was looking for.
- draw blood verb: To wound one's opponent in such a way that they bleed.
- draw-boy noun: Alternative form of drawboy.
- draw breath verb: To breathe, to inhale.
- draw bridge noun: Alternative spelling of drawbridge.
- draw bridle verb: To pull on the reins (of a horse etc.) in order to slow it down or bring it to a stop; hence, to stop, draw up.
- draw cuts verb: To make a decision by casting lots with papers of unequal lengths.
- draw dead verb: To play a drawing hand that is inevitably going to lose, no matter what the remaining community cards are.
- draw death noun: The phenomenon of draws becoming more prevalent among professional chess players, potentially leading to a loss of popular interest in competitive chess.
- draw distance noun: The maximum distance from the camera at which objects are rendered in a three-dimensional scene.
- draw down verb: To lower (curtains, a portcullis, etc.).
- draw even verb: To attain the same level as a competitor.
- draw filing noun: The process of smooth filing by working the file sideways instead of lengthwise.
- draw fire verb: In an armed encounter, to attract gunfire from an adversary, whether unintentionally or deliberately for the purpose of allowing one's allies or colleagues...
- draw frame noun: A machine used for processing cotton or other fibers into a yarn.
- draw gear noun: Alternative form of drawgear
- draw hoe noun: A hoe whose blade is approximately at a right angle to the shaft.
- draw in verb: To attract.
- draw in one's horns verb: Alternative form of pull in one's horns.
- draw into verb: (especially of a train) To arrive at.
- draw iron verb: To hit the rim.
- draw it fine verb: To be too precise.
- draw it mild verb: To state a thing without exaggeration.
- draw left verb: A verbal command given usually to the bowman of a canoe or raft. It means to place the paddle in the water on the left side parallel to the boat and pull it...
- draw level verb: to equalize
- draw lines in the sand verb: Alternative form of draw a line in the sand.
- draw live verb: After the flop or turn, to be able to win a particular hand, depending on the remaining community cards.
- draw lots verb: To choose by random chance.
- Draw My Life noun: An Internet video genre in which the author narrates their life history, set to a fast-motion video drawing illustrations, usually on a whiteboard, of key...
- draw near verb /dɹɔː nɪə(ɹ)/: To approach, to move toward.
- draw off verb: To remove by using a siphon.
- draw on verb: To sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.
- draw one's horns in verb: Alternative form of pull in one's horns.
- draw one's last breath verb: To die.
- draw out verb: To make (something) last for more time than is necessary; to prolong; to extend.
- draw poker noun: A form of poker where players can trade in cards for new ones and their cards are not shown until the showdown.
- draw raise noun: A shot in which the played stone pushes a stone straight forward into the house
- draw rein verb: To slacken the speed, or stop entirely, when riding a horse.
- draw right verb: A verbal command given usually to the bowman of a canoe or raft. It means to place the paddle in the water on the right side parallel to the boat and pull...
- draw rod noun: Alternative form of drawrod.
- draw sheet noun /ˈdɹɔːʃiːt/: A sheet positioned under a bedridden patient to facilitate moving the patient on the bed.
- draw soup noun: A kind of soup from Nigeria, made from okra, ogbono, or ewedu leaves.
- draw straws verb: To decide at random by drawing (selecting randomly between) straws, sticks, etc., one of which differs from the others (typically by being shorter), held in...
- draw stumps verb: To declare an end to the day's play, and remove the bails and sometimes the stumps.
- draw the cloth verb: To clear the table after a meal.
- draw the curtains verb: To close the curtains by pulling them together.
- draw the line verb: To set a boundary, rule, or limit, especially on what one will tolerate.
- draw the long bow verb: To exaggerate; to tell tall tales.
- draw the longbow verb: To tell tall tales.
- draw the short straw verb: To select the shortest straw or other object while drawing straws.
- draw the sponge across the slate verb: Alternative form of draw a sponge over the slate.
- draw the sponge over the slate verb: Alternative form of draw a sponge over the slate.
- draw the wet sponge across the slate verb: Alternative form of draw a sponge over the slate.
- draw the wet sponge over the slate verb: Alternative form of draw a sponge over the slate.
- draw through verb: To keep in mind the entire shape of an object as it is rendered artistically (including the parts of the object that will be covered in the final piece).
- draw to a close verb: Alternative form of come to a close.
- draw to an end verb: Alternative form of come to an end.
- draw together verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see draw, together.
- draw up noun, verb: To compose (a document), especially following a standard form; prepare a plan.
- draw upon verb: To appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.
- draw weight noun: The force (weight) required to draw a bow to its fully-cocked position.
- draw-well noun: A deep well from which water is lifted by a bucket on a rope
- drawability noun: The quality or degree of being drawable.
- drawable adjective: Capable of being drawn (represented graphically).
- drawal noun /ˈdɹɔəl/: The act of drawing upon; a withdrawal.
- drawback noun /ˈdɹɔːˌbæk/: A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
- drawbar noun /ˈdɹɔ.bɑɹ/: An open-mouthed bar at the end of a car, which receives a coupling link and pin by which the car is drawn. It is usually provided with a spring to give...
- drawbench noun: A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn through a drawplate, die, or series of dies, to change the shape, size, cross-sectional area, physical...
- drawbolt noun: A type of bolt with a threaded end that can be tightened to pull connected parts closer together and to increase tension.
- drawbore noun, verb: A hole bored through a tenon nearer to the shoulder than the holes through the cheeks are to the edge or abutment against which the shoulder is to rest, so...
- drawboy noun: A boy who operates the harness cords of a drawloom.
- drawbridge noun /ˈdɹɔːbɹɪd͡ʒ/: A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).
- drawbridge mentality noun: An attitude that is concerned with protecting one's privileged status rather than extending that privilege to others.
- drawbridged adjective: Spanned by, or furnished with, a drawbridge.
- drawcall noun: The sending of a command to the graphics API.
- drawcansir noun /dɹɔːˈkansə/: A blustering, bullying person; a braggart.
- drawcard noun: Something that attracts customers, visitors, spectators, etc. to a place or an event.
- drawcord noun: drawstring
- drawdown noun: The act of reduction or depletion (including through withdrawal or utilization).
- drawee noun /dɹɔːˈiː/: The party directed to pay the amount of a draft or cheque.
- drawer noun /dɹɔː(ɹ)/: An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
- drawered adjective: Having (a specified kind or number of) drawers.
- drawerful noun: The contents of a full drawer.
- drawerknob noun: A knob for opening a drawer.
- drawerless adjective: Without drawers.
- drawerlike adjective: Resembling a drawer.
- drawers noun /dɹɔɹz/: Clothing worn on the legs, especially that worn next to the skin, such as hose or breeches.
- drawgear noun: A harness for draught horses.
- drawgirl noun: A girl who operates the harness cords of a drawloom.
- drawhead noun: The flanged outer end of a drawbar.
- drawhook noun: A coupling hook.
- drawin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of drawing.
- drawing noun, verb /ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/: A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
- drawing back noun, verb: The act of drawing back.
- drawing board noun /ˈdɹɔ.ɪŋ bɔːd/: A plane surface or table to which paper can be fastened for drawing purposes.
- drawing card noun: Synonym of drawcard (“something that attracts patronage to a place or an event”).
- drawing frame noun: A machine in which carded wool, cotton, or similar is drawn out fine.
- drawing hand noun: A poker hand which requires some specific cards on later rounds in order to become a strong hand.
- drawing knife noun: A knife with a handle at each end, used for shaving hoops for barrels by drawing it towards oneself.
- drawing office noun: An office where drawings (of a technical nature) are made.
- drawing pin noun: A tack for attaching paper to a drawing board etc.
- drawing room noun: Any room where visitors may be entertained; now, the living room.
- drawing slate noun: A soft, slaty board formerly used to learn drawing.
- drawing table noun: A table that can be extended in length by drawing out sliding leaves.
- drawingroom noun: Alternative form of drawing room.
- drawish adjective: Being a game, or a particular position in a game, deemed likely to end in a draw.
- drawk noun, verb: Ryegrass, darnel, cockle, tare, or wild oats.
- drawkcab adjective, adverb: Backward.
- drawknife noun, verb: A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
- drawknob noun: A knob used to control the stop of an organ.
- drawl noun, verb /dɹɔːl/: To drag on slowly and heavily; to dawdle or while away time indolently.
- drawlatch noun: A housebreaker or thief
- drawler noun: One who drawls.
- drawling noun, verb: The act of speaking with a drawl.
- drawlingly adverb: Speaking or spoken with a drawl.
- drawlingness noun: A drawling quality of the voice.
- drawlink noun: drawbar
- drawloom noun: A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns.
- drawls noun, verb: Synonym of drawers.
- drawlsome adjective: Characterised or marked by drawling; characteristic of a drawl.
- drawly adjective /ˈdɹɔː.li/: Having a drawling sound.
- drawmaster noun: The person who assigns teams to different sheets, sets starting times, assigns players to teams in casual play, etc.
- drawmetric adjective: Relating to authentication schemes where the user has to recall and reproduce a drawing or image.
- drawn adjective, verb /dɹɔːn/: Depleted.
- drawn butter noun: Melted butter, whether clarified or not, especially when served as a sauce for steamed seafood.
- drawn out adjective, verb: Protracted, made to take a longer period of time than necessary.
- drawnet noun: A net for catching the larger sorts of birds.
- drawnness noun: The quality of being drawn.
- drawnwork noun: The ornamental working of linen or other fabric by drawing out threads according to a pattern.
- drawover noun: Proposed changes that are sketched over the top of an existing drawing.
- drawplate noun: A hardened plate of metal, ruby, etc. having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
- drawrod noun: The horizontal bar along which curtains run, allowing them to be opened and closed.
- draws noun, verb /dɹɔːz/: Clipping of drawers.
- drawshave noun: A drawknife.
- drawsheet noun: Alternative form of draw sheet.
- drawspan noun: The operational span of a drawbridge.
- drawspring noun: A spring to which a drawbar is attached.
- drawstop noun, verb: A provision in a loan agreement which gives the lender the right to refuse to make further loan advances to a borrower.
- drawstring noun: A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a...
- drawth noun: The act or process of drawing; a pull; draught.
- drawtube noun: The tube that is drawn out in order to expand a telescope.
- drawworks noun: The primary hoisting machinery component of a rotary drilling rig.
- Drax proper noun: A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6726).
- dray noun, verb /dɹeɪ/: Any of various forms of low horse-drawn cart or wagon, often without sides or with removable sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
- dray horse noun: Alternative form of drayhorse.
- drayage noun /ˈdɹeɪ.ɪdʒ/: Transportation by dray.
- Draycott proper noun: A village in Draycott and Church Wilne parish, Erewash borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4433).
- draydel noun: Alternative spelling of dreidel.
- draydl noun: Alternative spelling of dreidel.
- Drayer proper noun: A surname.
- drayful noun: Synonym of drayload.
- drayhorse noun /ˈdreɪhɔːs/: A large, powerful horse used for pulling drays.
- drayload noun: The amount (of material or goods) that can be loaded onto a dray.
- drayman noun: A man who drives drays.
- drayperson noun: A drayman or draywoman.
- Drayton proper noun /ˈdɹeɪ.tən/: A suburban area of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU672860).
- Draytonian adjective /dɹeɪˈtəʊ.ni.ən/: Of or relating to Michael Drayton (1563–1631), English poet.
- draywoman noun: A female drayman.
- drazel noun: A prostitute.
- drazoxolon noun: A particular fungicide.
- DRC noun /diːɑːˈsiː/: Initialism of design rule check(ing).
- DRCPSC noun: Abbreviation of diplomate of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
- DRCS noun: Initialism of dynamically redefined character set, a videotex technology by which the standard set of text characters can be modified (for e.g. foreign...
- DRDRAM noun: Initialism of direct Rambus dynamic random-access memory.
- DRE noun: Initialism of digital rectal examination; from digital (“finger”).
- dread adjective, noun, verb /dɹɛd/: To fear greatly.
- dread fascination noun: A malignant supernatural influence produced by the evil eye.
- dread talk noun: Alternative form of dreadtalk.
- dreadable adjective: Worthy of being dreaded
- dreaded adjective, verb /ˈdɹɛ.dɪd/: Causing fear, dread, or terror.
- dreaded diamond noun: The diamond problem.
- dreadedness noun: Quality of being dreaded.
- dreaden verb: To bring about or fill with fear or dread; make dreaded or dreadful.
Part 99 · Part 101 · English words: D
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under D: 35,212 words, in 118 parts.