Drop
(n.) The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass |
Drop
(n.) That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid drop |
Drop
(n.) Same as Gutta. |
Drop
(n.) Any small pendent ornament. |
Drop
(n.) Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an elevated position |
Drop
(n.) A door or platform opening downward |
Drop
(n.) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages, coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck. |
Drop
(n.) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet. |
Drop
(n.) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage of a theater, etc. |
Drop
(n.) A drop press or drop hammer. |
Drop
(n.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger. |
Drop
(n.) Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops |
Drop
(n.) The depth of a square sail |
Drop
(n.) Act of dropping |
Drop
(n.) To pour or let fall in drops |
Drop
(n.) To cause to fall in one portion, or by one motion, like a drop |
Drop
(n.) To let go |
Drop
(n.) To bestow or communicate by a suggestion |
Drop
(n.) To lower, as a curtain, or the muzzle of a gun, etc. |
Drop
(n.) To send, as a letter |
Drop
(n.) To give birth to |
Drop
(n.) To cover with drops |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall in drops. |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall, in general, literally or figuratively |
Drop
(v. i.) To let drops fall |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall dead, or to fall in death. |
Drop
(v. i.) To come to an end |
Drop
(v. i.) To come unexpectedly |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall or be depressed |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall short of a mark. |
Drop
(v. i.) To be deep in extent |
Relegation
(n.) The act of relegating, or the state of being relegated |
Rupert's drop
() A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken |
Zone
(n.) A girdle |
Zone
(n.) One of the five great divisions of the earth, with respect to latitude and temperature. |
Zone
(n.) The portion of the surface of a sphere included between two parallel planes |
Zone
(n.) A band or stripe extending around a body. |
Zone
(n.) A band or area of growth encircling anything |
Zone
(n.) A series of planes having mutually parallel intersections. |
Zone
(n.) Circuit |
Zone
(v. t.) To girdle |
| relegation | mild banishment, consignment to an inferior position, he has been relegated to a post in Siberia |
| drop | the act of dropping something, they expected the drop would be successful |
drop shot
dink | a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net |
eyedrop
eye-drop | a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists |
| zone fire | artillery or mortar fire delivered in a constant direction at several quadrant elevations |
| relegation | the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category |
delegating
delegation
relegating
relegation
deputation | authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions |
centerboard
centreboard
drop keel
sliding keel | a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward |
| drop | a central depository where things can be left or picked up |
| drop arch | a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span |
| drop cloth | a large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted |
drop curtain
drop cloth
drop | a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies, often used as background scenery |
drop forge
drop hammer
drop press | device for making large forgings |
| drop-leaf | a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket |
| drop-leaf table | a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface |
pendant earring
drop earring
eardrop | an earring with a pendant ornament |
traffic island
safety island
safety isle
safety zone | a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded, provides safe area for pedestrians |
twilight zone
no man's land | the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both), but there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise but might possibly be a signal, in the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity, in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression |
| voltage drop | a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing |
drop
dip
fall
free fall | a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity, a drop of points on the Dow Jones index, there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery, a dip in prices, when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall |
| erogenous zone | any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulation |
language area
language zone | a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language |
zone
zona | (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure |
| comfort zone | the temperature range (between anddegrees Centigrade) at which the naked human body is able to maintain a heat balance without shivering or sweating |
dropline
drop line
stepped line
stagger head
staggered head
stephead | a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right |
| drop-down menu | a menu of options that appears below the item when the computer user clicks on it |
decrease
lessening
drop-off | a change downward, there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided, there was a sharp drop-off in sales |
drop
fall | a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity, it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height |
| lemon drop | a hard candy with lemon flavor and a yellow color and (usually) the shape of a lemon |
cough drop
troche
pastille
pastil | a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat |
drop scone
griddlecake Scotch pancake | a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle |
| drop biscuit | biscuit made from dough with enough milk that it can be dropped from a spoon |
Antarctic
Antarctic Zone
South Frigid Zone | the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters |
Arctic
Arctic Zone
North Frigid Zone | the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole |
| zone | an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic |
| zone geographical zone | any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude |
| climatic zone | any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude |
| zone of interior | the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations |
Frigid Zone
polar zone
polar region | the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole, characterized by frigid climate |
benthos
benthic division
benthonic zone | a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones |
| drop | a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) |
| dead drop | a drop used for the clandestine exchange of intelligence information, a dead drop avoids the need for an intelligence officer and a spy to be present at the same time |
littoral
litoral
littoral zone
sands | the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean |
loading zone
loading area | a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded |
| no-parking zone | a space where automobiles are not allowed to park |
parking space
parking zone | a space where an automobile can be parked |
free port
free zone | an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties |
| Temperate Zone | the part of the Earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer or between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn, characterized by temperate climate |
| North Temperate Zone | Temperate Zone between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer |
| South Temperate Zone | Temperate Zone between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn |