All English words - page 1193

Meanings of Driving:

adjective

(of rain or snow) blown by the wind with great force.

Usage examples:

Driving rain

noun

The control and operation of a motor vehicle.

Usage examples:

He was convicted of reckless driving

verb

Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.

Usage examples:

He got into his car and drove off

Meanings of Driving-force:

noun

Someone or something that has the power to make things happen

Usage examples:

A driving force behind/for/in sth the explosion in stock market wealth has been an important drivin…

Meanings of Driving-out:

phrasal verb

To force someone or something to leave or stop doing something

Usage examples:

Critics say the company is trying to drive out competition and charge high royalties., with the rel…

Meanings of Drizzle:

noun

Light rain falling in very fine drops.

Usage examples:

Scotland will be cloudy with patchy drizzle

verb

Rain lightly.

Usage examples:

It's started to drizzle

Meanings of Drizzled:

verb

Rain lightly.

Usage examples:

It's started to drizzle

noun

Light rain falling in very fine drops.

Usage examples:

Scotland will be cloudy with patchy drizzle

Meanings of Drizzles:

verb

Rain lightly.

Usage examples:

It's started to drizzle

noun

Light rain falling in very fine drops.

Usage examples:

Scotland will be cloudy with patchy drizzle

Meanings of Drizzling:

verb

Rain lightly.

Usage examples:

It's started to drizzle

noun

Light rain falling in very fine drops.

Usage examples:

Scotland will be cloudy with patchy drizzle

Meanings of Drogue:

noun

A conical or funnel-shaped device with open ends, towed behind a boat, aircraft, or other moving object to reduce speed or improve stability.

Usage examples:

‘when a storm hits, we'll put the drogue out, batten down and see it out,’ said tim.

Meanings of Drogues:

noun

A conical or funnel-shaped device with open ends, towed behind a boat, aircraft, or other moving object to reduce speed or improve stability.

Usage examples:

‘when a storm hits, we'll put the drogue out, batten down and see it out,’ said tim.

Meanings of Droid:

noun

A robot (= a machine controlled by computer) that is made to look like a human

Usage examples:

She provided the voice of evil droid tc-14 in the movie star wars: the phantom menace.

Meanings of Droit:

noun

A right or due.

Usage examples:

But the paradox that i'd like to submit for discussion is the following: it is this deconstructible…

Meanings of Droller:

adjective

Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.

Usage examples:

His unique brand of droll self-mockery

noun

A jester or entertainer; a buffoon.

Usage examples:

When english replaced cornish as the language of cornwall, the drolls' stories began to die out as …

Meanings of Drolls:

noun

A jester or entertainer; a buffoon.

Usage examples:

When english replaced cornish as the language of cornwall, the drolls' stories began to die out as …

adjective

Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.

Usage examples:

His unique brand of droll self-mockery

Meanings of Drolly:

adverb

In a curious or unusual way that provokes dry amusement.

Usage examples:

Monkeys were drolly portrayed in human roles

Meanings of Drome:

noun

An aerodrome.

Usage examples:

The large butlin's holiday centre in minehead, having built a stately pleasure drome over itself, i…

combining form

Denoting a place for running or racing.

Usage examples:

Aerodrome

Meanings of Dromedaries:

noun

An arabian camel, especially one of a light and swift breed trained for riding or racing.

Usage examples:

The finds suggest that the massive dromedary - or single-humped camel - was hunted by prehistoric p…

Meanings of Dromedary:

noun

An arabian camel, especially one of a light and swift breed trained for riding or racing.

Usage examples:

The finds suggest that the massive dromedary - or single-humped camel - was hunted by prehistoric p…

Meanings of Dromoi:

noun

An avenue or passage leading into an ancient greek temple or tomb, especially one between rows of columns or statues.

Usage examples:

The dromos was lined with sphinxes, then trees, and through them i could see the city - if i bother…

Meanings of Dromonds:

noun

A large medieval ship of a kind used for war or commerce, chiefly in the mediterranean.

Usage examples:

The number of dromonds carrying horsemen was thirty-six.

Meanings of Drone:

verb

Make a continuous low humming sound.

Usage examples:

In the far distance a machine droned

noun

A continuous low humming sound.

Usage examples:

He nodded off to the drone of the car engine

Meanings of Drone on:

phrasal verb

Talk in a monotonous voice

Meanings of Droned:

verb

Make a continuous low humming sound.

Usage examples:

In the far distance a machine droned

noun

A continuous low humming sound.

Usage examples:

He nodded off to the drone of the car engine

Meanings of Droner:

noun

A person who or thing which emits a monotonous sound; a monotonous or dull speaker or reader.

Meanings of Drones:

verb

Make a continuous low humming sound.

Usage examples:

In the far distance a machine droned

noun

A continuous low humming sound.

Usage examples:

He nodded off to the drone of the car engine

Meanings of Drongo:

noun

A songbird with glossy black plumage and typically a long forked tail and a crest, found in africa, southern asia, and australia.

Usage examples:

Examples include the crown and tail feathers of birds-of-paradise, drongos, bristlethigh curlew, etc.