📖 D — The English dictionary · page 53

drainage — Everyday, meaning 1: Drainage is the way water or other liquid flows away from a place, through pipes, ditches or the soil.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The system of pipes and ditches that carries away rainwater or waste water.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (medicine) Letting fluid out of a wound or body part.↗ Example: The field flooded because of poor drainage.↗ · Cacti need soil with good drainage.↗ · A drainage ditch runs along the farm.↗ · The town fixed its drainage system after the storm.↗ · Put stones at the bottom of the pot for drainage.↗ · The Amazon has the largest drainage basin in the world.↗

drainpipe — Everyday, meaning 1: A drainpipe is a pipe on the outside of a building that carries rainwater from the roof down to the ground or a drain.↗ Example: Rain gushed out of the drainpipe.↗ · A bird built a nest at the top of the drainpipe.↗ · The drainpipe was blocked with leaves.↗ · In the story, the burglar climbed up the drainpipe.↗ · Never climb a drainpipe; it can break and you can fall.↗ · We put a barrel under the drainpipe to collect rainwater.↗

drake — Everyday, meaning 1: A drake is a male duck.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (a name) Drake is a family name; Sir Francis Drake was an English sea captain and explorer of the 1500s.↗ Drake is also the stage name of a Canadian rapper.↗ Example: The drake has a bright green head.↗ · A drake and a duck swam on the pond with their ducklings.↗ · Female ducks are brown, but drakes are colourful.↗ · Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world.↗ (a name)↗ · Drake played bowls before fighting the Armada, says the story.↗ · The drake quacked more quietly than the female.↗ · And the little drake answered for the other two:↗

dram — Everyday, meaning 1: (old use) Everyday, meaning 2: a small drink of strong spirit.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: a tiny measure of weight.↗ Example: The old man asked for one more dram.↗ · He poured a dram of whisky into his glass.↗ · Don't drink too many drams, lad.↗

drama — Everyday, meaning 1: A play for the theatre, TV or radio; a story acted out by people.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The subject of acting and performing plays, as taught in school: «drama class».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An exciting, unusual or upsetting event or situation.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (informal, slang) Unnecessary fuss, arguing and gossip between people: «I don't want any drama.».↗ Example: We have drama on Tuesday afternoons.↗ · The school is putting on a drama about a shipwreck.↗ · There was a lot of drama when the dog ran off with the turkey.↗ · (informal) Don't be such a drama queen, it's only a scratch.↗ · (slang) There's always drama in that group chat.↗ · (Australia) «Can you pass the salt?»↗ «No drama.»↗ · My mum likes watching crime dramas.↗ · A whole life drama is unfolding itself before her inward gaze.↗

dramatic — Everyday, meaning 1: Dramatic means sudden and large, making a big change: «a dramatic rise».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Dramatic means exciting and full of action or strong feeling.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Dramatic means to do with plays and acting.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (informal) Being dramatic means showing too much emotion: «Don't be so dramatic!».↗ Example: There was a dramatic fall in temperature overnight.↗ · The firefighters made a dramatic rescue.↗ · The story has a dramatic ending.↗ · Our school has a dramatic arts club.↗ · «I'm starving to death!» — «Don't be so dramatic.»↗ · The graph shows a dramatic rise in visitors.↗ · In the evening “Dramatic Readings” were to be given at the little theatre in King Street.↗

dramatically — Everyday, meaning 1: Very much and often suddenly: a big change.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In a way that is like acting in a play, showing feelings in a big, showy way.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Relating to drama or plays.↗ Example: The temperature fell dramatically overnight.↗ · Prices rose dramatically last year.↗ · Her reading improved dramatically after the summer.↗ · He sighed dramatically when told to tidy his room.↗ · She threw her arms up dramatically, like an actress.↗ · The coastline has changed dramatically in a hundred years.↗ · The story ends dramatically with a storm.↗

drap — Early Modern English, meaning 1: To let fall, or to fall; in one sentence it means to come by for a visit.↗ Example: Brer Rabbit say he drap 'im.↗ (Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings) · "Drip, drap, drop, Will the milking soon stop?"↗ (Grimm's Fairy Stories) · Spose'n you drap roun' ter-morrer en take dinner wid me.↗ (Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings)

draped — Everyday, meaning 1: covered loosely with cloth that hangs down in folds.↗ Example: The statue was draped in white silk.↗ · Mum draped a blanket over the sofa.↗ · The queen's shoulders were draped with a red cloak.↗

drapery — Everyday, meaning 1: cloth that hangs down in soft folds, such as curtains or long robes.↗ Example: The lady wore a robe of soft drapery.↗ · Heavy red drapery hung over the window.↗ · The statue was hidden under folds of drapery.↗

drat — Everyday, meaning 1: (old-fashioned, euphemism) a mild exclamation of annoyance; a soft stand-in for «damn».↗ Example: Drat!↗ I forgot my lunch.↗ · Drat it, the pen's run out.↗ · «Drat that cat!» said the old lady.↗ · Drat, it's raining again.↗ · The cartoon villain cried, «Drat!↗ Foiled again!»↗ · Drat, I've lost count.↗ · "Drat thee!" yelled the witch-bodies, "thou 'st spoiled our spells this year agone!"↗

draught — Everyday, meaning 1: (UK) A current of cold air coming into a room.↗ e.g. There's a draught from the window.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK, draughts) A board game for two players with round flat pieces, called checkers in the US; a draught is one piece.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A drink taken in one go or a big swallow: a long draught of water.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (adjective) Beer served from a barrel, not a bottle: draught beer.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: The depth of water a ship needs to float.↗ Example: Close the door, there's a draught!↗ · We played draughts on a rainy afternoon.↗ · Grandma put a draught excluder by the door.↗ · He took a long draught of cold water.↗ · I've got 7 draughts left and you have 5.↗ · Cold draughts make the house hard to heat.↗ · "Moisten my tongue--bring me a refreshing draught."↗ · And they broke down the pillar of Baal, and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a draught-house, unto this day.↗ (Prophets 2KI.10.27, JPS 1917)↗

draughts — Everyday, meaning 1: Draughts is a board game for two players who move round flat pieces diagonally and jump over each other's pieces to take them; in the USA it is called checkers.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Draughts are cold currents of air that come into a room through gaps.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Draughts can also be long swallows of a drink.↗ Example: Grandpa taught me to play draughts.↗ · Draughts is played on a board of sixty-four squares.↗ · I jumped two of his pieces in one move at draughts.↗ · There are cold draughts coming under the door.↗ · We put a draught excluder by the door to stop the draughts.↗ · Is draughts the same as checkers?↗ Yes, mostly.↗ · She won three games of draughts in a row.↗ · “Let us keep to the story,” said Mongan, and, having taken some few dozen deep draughts of the wine, he became even more jovial than before.↗

draughty — Everyday, meaning 1: Of a room or building: having cold air blowing through it from gaps round windows and doors.↗ Example: The old castle was dark and draughty.↗ · Close the door, it's draughty in here!↗ · Grandpa put a sausage-shaped draught excluder by the draughty door.↗ · The village hall is so draughty that we keep our coats on.↗ · Badger's house was warm and snug, not draughty at all.↗ · Draughty windows let heat escape and waste energy.↗ · The tent was draughty, so we wore woolly hats to sleep.↗

draw — Everyday, meaning 1: To draw means to make a picture or shape with a pencil, pen or crayon.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To draw can also mean to pull or take out, like drawing a card or drawing water from a well.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A draw is a game that ends with the same score for both sides.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To draw the curtains is to close or open them.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A draw is also picking names or tickets by chance, like a raffle.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: To draw near means to come closer in time or place, like a day that is getting nearer.↗ Example: She draws 4 pictures every day.↗ · Draw a square with sides of 3 cm.↗ · He draws a card from the deck.↗ · The game ended in a draw.↗ · Draw a bar graph of the results.↗ · Please draw the curtains.↗ · My name was picked in the prize draw.↗ · The horse draws the cart.↗ · “Let us draw lots,” Wendy said bravely.↗ · And Abraham drew near, and said: 'Wilt Thou indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?↗ (Torah GEN.18.23, JPS 1917)↗ · And she called his name Moses, and said: 'Because I drew him out of the water.'↗ (Torah EXO.2.10, JPS 1917)↗ · When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.↗ (Torah DEU.20.10, JPS 1917)↗ · Draw it out of Thy bosom and consume them.↗ (Writings PSA.74.11, JPS 1917)↗ · Wilt Thou draw out Thine anger to all generations?↗ (Writings PSA.85.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.↗ (Prophets JER.46.3, JPS 1917)↗

drawbridge — Everyday, meaning 1: A bridge that can be pulled up or lifted, especially over a castle moat, to stop enemies getting in.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A modern bridge over a river that lifts to let tall ships pass, like Tower Bridge in London.↗ Example: The guards raised the drawbridge as the army came near.↗ · The drawbridge crossed the moat to the castle gate.↗ · We built a cardboard castle with a drawbridge on string.↗ · Tower Bridge opens like a drawbridge to let ships through.↗ · The knight rode over the drawbridge.↗ · Pull up the drawbridge! shouted the king.↗ · Close by the drawbridge, near the gate, there was an old willow tree, which bent over the reeds.↗

drawer — Everyday, meaning 1: A drawer is a box in a table, desk or cupboard that slides in and out, for keeping things.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A drawer is also a person who draws pictures (rare).↗ Example: Each drawer holds 8 shirts.↗ · The desk has 3 drawers.↗ · There are 10 socks in the drawer.↗ · How many pencils are in 4 drawers?↗ · The spoons are in the top drawer.↗ · She keeps her socks in the bottom drawer of the chest of drawers.↗ · Close the drawer so nobody trips.↗ · He found an old letter at the back of the drawer.↗ · It is quite like tidying up drawers.↗ · your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in the midst of thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water; (Torah DEU.29.11, JPS 1917)↗ · Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.'↗ (Prophets JOS.9.23, JPS 1917)↗ · And the princes said concerning them: 'Let them live'; so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken concerning them.↗ (Prophets JOS.9.21, JPS 1917)↗ · And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, unto this day, in the place which He should choose.↗ (Prophets JOS.9.27, JPS 1917)↗

drawest — Early Modern English, meaning 1: «drawest» means «you draw», a form of «draw».↗ e.g. To draw means to make a picture or shape with a pencil, pen or crayon.↗ Example: When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.↗ (Torah DEU.20.10, JPS 1917)

draweth — Early Modern English, meaning 1: «draweth» means «draws», a form of «draw».↗ e.g. To draw means to make a picture or shape with a pencil, pen or crayon.↗ Example: And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, that they may keep their priesthood; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death.'↗ (Torah NUM.3.10, JPS 1917) · And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death.↗ (Torah NUM.1.51, JPS 1917) · When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets;↗ (Torah DEU.25.11, JPS 1917)