English words starting with dr

Meanings of Dr:

abbreviation

Drachm or drachms.

noun

A unit of weight formerly used by apothecaries, equivalent to 60 grains or one eighth of an ounce.

Meanings of Drab:

adjective

Lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull.

Usage examples:

The landscape was drab and grey

noun

Fabric of a dull light brown colour.

Usage examples:

A young man dressed in drabs

Meanings of Drabber:

adjective

Lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull.

Usage examples:

The landscape was drab and grey

noun

Fabric of a dull light brown colour.

Usage examples:

A young man dressed in drabs

Comparative of drab disapproving

Meanings of Drabbest:

adjective

Lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull.

Usage examples:

The landscape was drab and grey

noun

Fabric of a dull light brown colour.

Usage examples:

A young man dressed in drabs

Superlative of drab disapproving

Meanings of Drabble:

verb

Make or become wet and dirty by movement into or through muddy water.

Usage examples:

Clip off the down at the tail to prevent their being drabbled

Meanings of Drabbled:

verb

Make or become wet and dirty by movement into or through muddy water.

Usage examples:

Clip off the down at the tail to prevent their being drabbled

Meanings of Drabbles:

verb

Make or become wet and dirty by movement into or through muddy water.

Usage examples:

Clip off the down at the tail to prevent their being drabbled

Meanings of Drabbling:

verb

Make or become wet and dirty by movement into or through muddy water.

Usage examples:

Clip off the down at the tail to prevent their being drabbled

Meanings of Drably:

adverb

In a way that is boring, especially in appearance, and has little colour or excitement

Usage examples:

They are drably dressed in grey., there's something drably predictable about the story.

Meanings of Drabs:

noun

Fabric of a dull light brown colour.

Usage examples:

A young man dressed in drabs

adjective

Lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull.

Usage examples:

The landscape was drab and grey

Meanings of Dracaena:

noun

A tropical palmlike shrub or tree with ornamental foliage, popular as a greenhouse or indoor plant.

Usage examples:

Roxanne has replaced some of the original plantings with palms, bamboo, dracaenas, and other large-…

Meanings of Dracaenaceae:

noun

A tropical palmlike shrub or tree with ornamental foliage, popular as a greenhouse or indoor plant.

Usage examples:

Roxanne has replaced some of the original plantings with palms, bamboo, dracaenas, and other large-…

Meanings of Dracaenas:

noun

A tropical palmlike shrub or tree with ornamental foliage, popular as a greenhouse or indoor plant.

Usage examples:

Roxanne has replaced some of the original plantings with palms, bamboo, dracaenas, and other large-…

Meanings of Drachm:

noun

A unit of weight formerly used by apothecaries, equivalent to 60 grains or one eighth of an ounce.

Usage examples:

He requested garrett to send over a ‘drachm’ of strychnine.

Meanings of Drachma:

noun

A former monetary unit of greece, notionally equal to 100 lepta, replaced in 2002 by the euro.

Usage examples:

Although we were told that the price of living here had become much more expensive since the euro r…

Meanings of Drachmae:

noun

A former monetary unit of greece, notionally equal to 100 lepta, replaced in 2002 by the euro.

Usage examples:

Although we were told that the price of living here had become much more expensive since the euro r…

Meanings of Drachmas:

noun

A former monetary unit of greece, notionally equal to 100 lepta, replaced in 2002 by the euro.

Usage examples:

Although we were told that the price of living here had become much more expensive since the euro r…

Meanings of Drachms:

noun

A unit of weight formerly used by apothecaries, equivalent to 60 grains or one eighth of an ounce.

Usage examples:

He requested garrett to send over a ‘drachm’ of strychnine.

Meanings of Draco:

proper noun

A large northern constellation (the dragon), stretching around the north celestial pole and said to represent the dragon killed by hercules. it has no bright stars.

adjective

Used with preceding greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation draco.

Usage examples:

The star gamma draconis

Meanings of Dracone:

noun

A large flexible sausage-shaped container used for transporting oil and other liquids on water.

Usage examples:

For amphibious support, the ships can also deliver fuel to pillow tanks or dracones positioned alon…

Meanings of Draconian:

adjective

(of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe.

Usage examples:

The nazis destroyed the independence of the press by a series of draconian laws

Meanings of Draconic:

adjective

(of a law or treatment) very harsh and severe.

Usage examples:

Draconic punishment succeeded in putting a stop to the plundering

Meanings of Draconis:

proper noun

A large northern constellation (the dragon), stretching around the north celestial pole and said to represent the dragon killed by hercules. it has no bright stars.

adjective

Used with preceding greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation draco.

Usage examples:

The star gamma draconis

Meanings of Draegerman:

noun

A member of a crew trained for underground rescue work.

Meanings of Draegermen:

noun

A member of a crew trained for underground rescue work.