Lexicon: down – drama

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down, prep. [see down, adv.]

  1. Lower part; inferior portion.
  2. Descending; lower; (see Leviticus 19:16).
  3. Opposite direction.
  4. Across; spanning through or across more linear movement.

downiest, adj. [superlative form of “downy”; see down, n.]

Delicate; soft; tender; fragile.

dowry (dowries), n. [AFr. dowarie; see dower, n.] (webplay: paid).

Property; fortune; asset.

dozen, n. [OFr dozeine < L. duodecim.]

Twelve; grouping of like kind.

Dr, n. [Abbreviation for doctor; see doctor, n.]

Title; doctor of medicine.

drab, adj. [synonymous with drap, cloth < Fr. drap-de-berry, cloth of Berry.]

Dull; yellowish; grayish brown; [fig.] dim; gloomy; depressing.

drag, v. [OE drasgan or ON draga, draw.]

Haul; pull forcibly; trail something across a surface with resistance.

dragon (-s), n. [Fr. < Gk. δερκεσθαι, to see clearly.] (webplay: eye, land).

  1. Mythical creature; monstrous fire-breathing beast; giant reptile.
  2. Common name for certain plants of the Linnæan genus Dracontium.

dram (-s), n. [OE drachm.] (webplay: life, liquor).

  1. Small amount; drop; crumb.
  2. Liquor; spirits; alcohol.

drama (-s), n. [late L. drāma, play < Gk 'deed, action, tragic play'.] (webplay: human, tragedy).

  1. Catastrophe; culmination of events.
  2. Story; epic; verse; tragedy; prose; poetry.