| drastic |
severe or extreme; radical. [2 definitions] |
| draw |
to move by pulling or dragging. [19 definitions] |
| draw a blank |
to be unable to recall or recognize. [2 definitions] |
| drawback |
an impediment to the success or desirability of something; negative feature; flaw. |
| drawbridge |
a bridge built so that it can be raised or moved in order to either allow tall ships to pass beneath or restrict passage. |
| drawer |
a sliding traylike compartment in a piece of furniture. [3 definitions] |
| drawing |
the act of making pictures or designs with a writing instrument such as a pencil. [3 definitions] |
| drawl |
to pronounce or speak slowly, esp. with vowel sounds greatly lengthened. [2 definitions] |
| drawn |
past participle of draw. [2 definitions] |
| draw out |
to prolong. [2 definitions] |
| draw straws |
to choose one person from several by having each choose a partly concealed straw, with the shortest straw indicating the chosen person. |
| drawstring |
a cord or the like that is drawn through a sewn channel in fabric and pulled so as to tighten or close an opening, as of pants, a bag, or the like. |
| draw the line |
to set a limit on what is allowed. |
| draw up |
to draft; formulate. [2 definitions] |
| dread |
to be very afraid of or deeply apprehensive about. [7 definitions] |
| dreadful |
producing great fear, horror, or awe; dread. [2 definitions] |
| dreadlocks |
a hairstyle, originally worn by Rastafarians, in which the hair is worn in many long, twisted strands. |
| dream |
a series of images or visions that accompany sleep, or that occur during waking reverie. [13 definitions] |
| dreamt |
a past tense and past participle of "dream." |
| dream up |
(informal) to conceive in the imagination. |
| dreary |
cheerless, bleak, or depressing. [2 definitions] |