Drawback (n.) Money paid back or remitted; especially, a certain amount of duties or customs, sometimes the whole, and sometimes only a part, remitted or paid back by the government, on the exportation of the commodities on which they were levied.
Drawbar (n.) An openmouthed bar at the end of a car, which receives a coupling link and pin by which the car is drawn. It is usually provided with a spring to give elasticity to the connection between the cars of a train.
Drawbar (n.) A bar of iron with an eye at each end, or a heavy link, for coupling a locomotive to a tender or car.
Drawbench (n.) A machine in which strips of metal are drawn through a drawplate; especially, one in which wire is thus made; -- also called drawing bench.
Drawbolt (n.) A coupling pin. See under Coupling.
Drawbore (n.) A hole bored through a tenon nearer to the shoulder than the holes through the cheeks are to the edge or abutment against which the shoulder is to rest, so that a pin or bolt, when driven into it, will draw these parts together.
Drawbore (v. t.) To make a drawbore in; as, to drawbore a tenon.
Drawbore (v. t.) To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing, instead of thrusting, a revolving tool through it.
Drawboy (n.) A boy who operates the harness cords of a hand loom; also, a part of power loom that performs the same office.
Drawbridge (n.) A bridge of which either the whole or a part is made to be raised up, let down, or drawn or turned aside, to admit or hinder communication at pleasure, as before the gate of a town or castle, or over a navigable river or canal.
Drawcansir (n.) A blustering, bullying fellow; a pot-valiant braggart; a bully.
Draw-cut (n.) A single cut with a knife.
Drawee (n.) The person on whom an order or bill of exchange is drawn; -- the correlative of drawer.
Drawer (n.) One who, or that which, draws
Drawer (n.) One who draws liquor for guests; a waiter in a taproom.
Drawer (n.) One who delineates or depicts; a draughtsman; as, a good drawer.
Drawer (n.) One who draws a bill of exchange or order for payment; -- the correlative of drawee.
Drawer (n.) That which is drawn
Drawer (n.) A sliding box or receptacle in a case, which is opened by pulling or drawing out, and closed by pushing in.
Drawer (n.) An under-garment worn on the lower limbs.
Drawfiling (n.) The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
Drawgear (n.) A harness for draught horses.
Drawgear (n.) The means or parts by which cars are connected to be drawn.
Drawgloves (n. pl.) An old game, played by holding up the fingers.
Drawhead (n.) The flanged outer end of a drawbar; also, a name applied to the drawgear.
Drawing (n.) The act of pulling, or attracting.
Drawing (n.) The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades; especially, such a representation when in one color, or in tints used not to represent the colors of natural objects, but for effect only, and produced with hard material such as pencil, chalk, etc.; delineation; also, the figure or representation drawn.
Drawing (n.) The process of stretching or spreading metals as by hammering, or, as in forming wire from rods or tubes and cups from sheet metal, by pulling them through dies.
Drawing (n.) The process of pulling out and elongating the sliver from the carding machine, by revolving rollers, to prepare it for spinning.
Drawing (n.) The distribution of prizes and blanks in a lottery.
Drawing knife (n.) Alt. of Drawknife
Drawknife (n.) A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; -- called also drawshave, and drawing shave.
Drawknife (n.) A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
Drawing-room (n.) A room appropriated for the reception of company; a room to which company withdraws from the dining room.
Drawing-room (n.) The company assembled in such a room; also, a reception of company in it; as, to hold a drawing-room.
Drawled (imp. & p. p.) of Drawl
Drawling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drawl
Drawl (v. t.) To utter in a slow, lengthened tone.
Drawl (v. i.) To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit, affectation, etc.
Drawl (n.) A lengthened, slow monotonous utterance.
Drawlatch (n.) A housebreaker or thief.
Drawling (n.) The act of speaking with a drawl; a drawl.
Drawlink (n.) Same as Drawbar (b).
Drawloom (n.) A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns; -- called also drawboy.
Drawloom (n.) A species of damask made on the drawloom.
Drawn (p. p. & a.) See Draw, v. t. & i.
Drawnet (n.) A net for catching the larger sorts of birds; also, a dragnet.
Drawplate (n.) A hardened steel plate having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
Drawrod (n.) A rod which unites the drawgear at opposite ends of the car, and bears the pull required to draw the train.
Drawshave (n.) See Drawing knife.
Drawspring (n.) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
Dray (n.) A squirrel's nest.
Dray (n.) A strong low cart or carriage used for heavy burdens.
Dray (n.) A kind of sledge or sled.
Drayage (n.) Use of a dray.
Drayage (n.) The charge, or sum paid, for the use of a dray.
Draymen (pl. ) of Drayman
Drayman (n.) A man who attends a dray.
Drazel (n.) A slut; a vagabond wench. Same as Drossel.
Dreaded (imp. & p. p.) of Dread
Dreading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dread
Dread (v. t.) To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.
Dread (v. i.) To be in dread, or great fear.
Dread (n.) Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
Dread (n.) Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
Dread (n.) An object of terrified apprehension.
Dread (n.) A person highly revered.
Dread (n.) Fury; dreadfulness.
Dread (n.) Doubt; as, out of dread.
Dread (a.) Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful.
Dread (a.) Inspiring with reverential fear; awful' venerable; as, dread sovereign; dread majesty; dread tribunal.
Dreadable (a.) Worthy of being dreaded.
Dread-bolted (a.) Armed with dreaded bolts.
Dreader (n.) One who fears, or lives in fear.
Dreadful (a.) Full of dread or terror; fearful.
Dreadful (a.) Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible; as, a dreadful storm.
Dreadful (a.) Inspiring awe or reverence; awful.
Dreadfully (adv.) In a dreadful manner; terribly.
Dreadfulness (n.) The quality of being dreadful.
Dreadingly (adv.) With dread.
Dreadless (a.) Free from dread; fearless; intrepid; dauntless; as, dreadless heart.
Dreadless (a.) Exempt from danger which causes dread; secure.
Dreadless (adv.) Without doubt.
Dreadlessness (n.) Freedom from dread.
Dreadly (a.) Dreadful.
Dreadly (adv.) With dread.
Dreadnaught (n.) A fearless person.
Dreadnaught (n.) Hence: A garment made of very thick cloth, that can defend against storm and cold; also, the cloth itself; fearnaught.
Dream (n.) The thoughts, or series of thoughts, or imaginary transactions, which occupy the mind during sleep; a sleeping vision.
Dream (n.) A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy; a vagary; a revery; -- in this sense, applied to an imaginary or anticipated state of happiness; as, a dream of bliss; the dream of his youth.
Dreamed (imp. & p. p.) of Dream
Dreamt () of Dream
Dreaming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dream
Dream (n.) To have ideas or images in the mind while in the state of sleep; to experience sleeping visions; -- often with of; as, to dream of a battle, or of an absent friend.
Dream (n.) To let the mind run on in idle revery or vagary; to anticipate vaguely as a coming and happy reality; to have a visionary notion or idea; to imagine.
Dream (v. t.) To have a dream of; to see, or have a vision of, in sleep, or in idle fancy; -- often followed by an objective clause.
Dreamer (n.) One who dreams.
Dreamer (n.) A visionary; one lost in wild imaginations or vain schemes of some anticipated good; as, a political dreamer.
Dreamful (a.) Full of dreams.
Dreamily (adv.) As if in a dream; softly; slowly; languidly.