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draconian

Short Definition : extremely severe; Ex. draconian punishment; CF. Draco: Athenian politician

Definition
(adj) of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws
Example Sentence
  • Draconian measures
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for draconian

dracon(SOUNDS LIKE DRACULA)...and a dracula as we have seen in movies, gives EXTREMELY SEVERE PUNISHMENT to people.

As in Draco malfoy in Harry Potter

If DRAGON create a code of laws for a nation, then the country had a DRAOCNIAN law. (The Nazi regime was draconian.)

any 1 has read the da vinci code....remember that code? o draconian devil oh lame saint???

draft

Short Definition : first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript

Definition
(noun) a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another Definition
(noun) a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
Synonyms : draught
Definition
(noun) a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
Synonyms : rough drawing
Definition
(noun) a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
Synonyms : draught potation tipple
Example Sentence
  • they served beer on draft
Definition
(noun) any of the various versions in the development of a written work
Synonyms : draft copy
Example Sentence
  • a preliminary draft
  • the final draft of the constitution
Definition
(noun) the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
Synonyms : draught
Definition
(noun) a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace Definition
(noun) a dose of liquid medicine
Synonyms : draught
Example Sentence
  • he took a sleeping draft
Definition
(noun) compulsory military service Definition
(noun) a large and hurried swallow
Synonyms : draught gulp swig
Example Sentence
  • he finished it at a single gulp
Definition
(noun) the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
Synonyms : draught drawing
Definition
(verb) draw up an outline or sketch for something
Synonyms : outline
Example Sentence
  • draft a speech
Definition
(verb) engage somebody to enter the army
Synonyms : enlist muster in
Definition
(verb) make a blueprint of
Synonyms : blueprint draught
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for draft

Rough.

drama

Short Definition : prose or verse composition to be performed by actors; play; exciting and unusual situation

Definition
(noun) a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
Synonyms : dramatic play play
Example Sentence
  • he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway
Definition
(noun) an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
Synonyms : dramatic event
Definition
(noun) the literary genre of works intended for the theater Definition
(noun) the quality of being arresting or highly emotional

drastic

Short Definition : strong; violent and severe; Ex. drastic changes/measures

Definition
(adj) forceful and extreme and rigorous
Example Sentence
  • drastic measures

draught

Short Definition : current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid swallowed at a time

Definition
(noun) a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
Synonyms : draft potation tipple
Example Sentence
  • they served beer on draft
Definition
(noun) a large and hurried swallow
Synonyms : draft gulp swig
Example Sentence
  • he finished it at a single gulp
Definition
(noun) a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
Synonyms : draft
Definition
(noun) the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
Synonyms : draft
Definition
(noun) a dose of liquid medicine
Synonyms : draft
Example Sentence
  • he took a sleeping draft
Definition
(noun) the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
Synonyms : draft drawing
Definition
(verb) make a blueprint of
Synonyms : blueprint draft
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for draught

Sounds like Draw which means to pull.

draught - sounds like draft hence means blueprint. Also means draw-ugh-it, you draw the liquid so fast, you say ugh after that. Well, if you draw in air fast, then it becomes a current of air instead of a dose of liquid!

draw

Short Definition : choosing of a lot or card

Definition
(noun) a gully that is shallower than a ravine Definition
(noun) an entertainer who attracts large audiences
Example Sentence
  • he was the biggest drawing card they had
Definition
(noun) the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
Synonyms : standoff tie
Example Sentence
  • the game ended in a draw
  • their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie
Definition
(noun) anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
Synonyms : lot
Example Sentence
  • the luck of the draw
  • they drew lots for it
Definition
(noun) a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
Example Sentence
  • he got a pair of kings in the draw
Definition
(noun) a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
Synonyms : hook hooking
Example Sentence
  • he took lessons to cure his hooking
Definition
(noun) (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
Synonyms : draw play
Definition
(noun) poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
Synonyms : draw poker
Example Sentence
  • he played only draw and stud
Definition
(noun) the act of drawing or hauling something
Synonyms : haul haulage
Example Sentence
  • the haul up the hill went very slowly
Definition
(verb) cause to move by pulling
Synonyms : force pull
Example Sentence
  • draw a wagon
  • pull a sled
Definition
(verb) get or derive
Synonyms : reap
Example Sentence
  • He drew great benefits from his membership in the association
Definition
(verb) make a mark or lines on a surface
Example Sentence
  • draw a line
  • trace the outline of a figure in the sand
Definition
(verb) make, formulate, or derive in the mind
Synonyms : make
Example Sentence
  • I draw a line here
  • draw a conclusion
  • draw parallels
  • make an estimate
  • What do you make of his remarks?
Definition
(verb) bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
Example Sentence
  • draw a weapon
  • pull out a gun
  • The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
Definition
(verb) represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
Example Sentence
  • She drew an elephant
  • Draw me a horse
Definition
(verb) take liquid out of a container or well
Synonyms : take out
Example Sentence
  • She drew water from the barrel
Definition
(verb) give a description of
Synonyms : depict describe
Example Sentence
  • He drew an elaborate plan of attack
Definition
(verb) select or take in from a given group or region
Example Sentence
  • The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population
Definition
(verb) elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
Example Sentence
  • The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans
  • The comedian drew a lot of laughter
Definition
(verb) suck in or take (air)
Synonyms : drag puff
Example Sentence
  • draw a deep breath
  • draw on a cigarette
Definition
(verb) move or go steadily or gradually
Example Sentence
  • The ship drew near the shore
Definition
(verb) remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
Example Sentence
  • She drew $2,000 from the account
  • The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank
Definition
(verb) choose at random
Synonyms : cast
Example Sentence
  • draw a card
  • cast lots
Definition
(verb) earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
Synonyms : get
Example Sentence
  • He drew a base on balls
Definition
(verb) bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
Example Sentence
  • She was drawn to despair
  • The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum
  • The session was drawn to a close
Definition
(verb) cause to flow
Example Sentence
  • The nurse drew blood
Definition
(verb) write a legal document or paper
Example Sentence
  • The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office
Definition
(verb) engage in drawing
Example Sentence
  • He spent the day drawing in the garden
Definition
(verb) move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
Example Sentence
  • draw the shades
  • draw the curtains
Definition
(verb) allow a draft
Example Sentence
  • This chimney draws very well
Definition
(verb) require a specified depth for floating
Example Sentence
  • This boat draws 70 inches
Definition
(verb) pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
Example Sentence
  • in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
Definition
(verb) cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
Synonyms : pull
Example Sentence
  • A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter
Definition
(verb) take in, also metaphorically
Example Sentence
  • The sponge absorbs water well
  • She drew strength from the minister's words
Definition
(verb) direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
Example Sentence
  • Her good looks attract the stares of many men
  • The ad pulled in many potential customers
  • This pianist pulls huge crowds
  • The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers
Definition
(verb) thread on or as if on a string
Synonyms : string thread
Example Sentence
  • string pearls on a string
  • the child drew glass beads on a string
  • thread dried cranberries
Definition
(verb) stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
Synonyms : pull back
Example Sentence
  • The archers were drawing their bows
Definition
(verb) pass over, across, or through
Synonyms : guide pass run
Example Sentence
  • He ran his eyes over her body
  • She ran her fingers along the carved figurine
  • He drew her hair through his fingers
Definition
(verb) finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
Synonyms : tie
Example Sentence
  • The teams drew a tie
Definition
(verb) contract
Example Sentence
  • The material drew after it was washed in hot water
Definition
(verb) reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
Example Sentence
  • draw wire
Definition
(verb) steep; pass through a strainer
Example Sentence
  • draw pulp from the fruit
Definition
(verb) remove the entrails of
Synonyms : disembowel eviscerate
Example Sentence
  • draw a chicken
Definition
(verb) flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
Example Sentence
  • draw steel
Definition
(verb) cause to localize at one point
Example Sentence
  • Draw blood and pus

dregs

Short Definition : sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue

Definition
(noun) sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
Synonyms : settlings
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for dregs

sounds like drugs...they are worthless residues and are not to be taken

Keyword:Rags... Rag pickers pick up worthless material from waste

dregs = rags from drinks(liquids)

dribble

Short Definition : flow or fall in drops; let saliva flow out slowly from the mouth; move a ball; N.

Definition
(noun) flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
Synonyms : drip trickle
Example Sentence
  • there's a drip through the roof
Definition
(noun) saliva spilling from the mouth
Synonyms : drivel drool slobber
Definition
(noun) the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
Synonyms : dribbling
Definition
(verb) run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
Synonyms : filter trickle
Example Sentence
  • water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose
  • reports began to dribble in
Definition
(verb) let or cause to fall in drops
Synonyms : drip drop
Example Sentence
  • dribble oil into the mixture
Definition
(verb) propel,
Synonyms : carry
Example Sentence
  • Carry the ball
  • dribble the ball
Definition
(verb) let saliva drivel from the mouth
Example Sentence
  • The baby drooled
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for dribble

dribble sounds like nipple infeeding botte nipple the milk comes drop by drop;

you dribble a basket ball...let it fall and come back to you...

dribble - drip and trickle or drop and ball

drip

Short Definition : fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops

Definition
(noun) flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
Synonyms : dribble trickle
Example Sentence
  • there's a drip through the roof
Definition
(noun) the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop
Synonyms : dripping
Example Sentence
  • the constant sound of dripping irritated him
Definition
(noun) (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
Synonyms : drip mold drip mould
Definition
(verb) fall in drops
Example Sentence
  • Water is dripping from the faucet
Definition
(verb) let or cause to fall in drops
Synonyms : dribble drop
Example Sentence
  • dribble oil into the mixture
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for drip

sounds like tip...Hindi song (tip tip barsa pani... ) ;)

drivel

Short Definition : nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense

Definition
(noun) a worthless message
Synonyms : garbage
Definition
(noun) saliva spilling from the mouth
Synonyms : dribble drool slobber
Definition
(verb) let saliva drivel from the mouth
Example Sentence
  • The baby drooled
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for drivel

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The drunken driver making nonsense in public

sounds like trivial... a drivel person always says trivial stuff

sounds like driver...just imagine some tech geeks chatting about 'drivers for computer hardware'...but as you are non-techie, for you all that is just nonsense talk..

In basketball, dribbling means to repeatedly hit the ball on the ground. Drivel is also a repeated action, as one is saying the same thing repeatedly hence its boring, dull etc. Therefore, drivel = dribble

I always think drivers language as nonsenses, and worst, imagine them drooling when they get too tired from a long drive!

DRIVEL is smething dat DRIVES u crazy....so nonsense

DRIVE+L....a person is asking you to drive alphabet L....isn't it a silly talk????? how can you drive L!!!!! or how a kid will pronounce DRIVER...it will say DRIVEL and spill salvia....

"Drive to Hell" why any one will say that. its totally nonsense. Drive + el(hell) = Nonsense

dive in well ...which is nonsense

DRIVEL:"I Drive a Limousine"..."What is this 'nonesense'?u can barely afford a bicycle,let alone a Limo!

Dry+Well makes no sense --> nonsense

Mallya/Branson to his pilot: "if you dont DRIVE WELL you are useless." (Drive + well = drivel)

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