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 |
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 |
Spindle (n.) The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound |
Spindle (n.) A slender rod or pin on which anything turns |
Spindle (n.) The shaft, mandrel, or arbor, in a machine tool, as a lathe or drilling machine, etc., which causes the work to revolve, or carries a tool or center, etc. |
Spindle (n.) The vertical rod on which the runner of a grinding mill turns. |
Spindle (n.) A shaft or pipe on which a core of sand is formed. |
Spindle (n.) The fusee of a watch. |
Spindle (n.) A long and slender stalk resembling a spindle. |
Spindle (n.) A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards |
Spindle (n.) A solid generated by the revolution of a curved line about its base or double ordinate or chord. |
Spindle (n.) Any marine univalve shell of the genus Rostellaria |
Spindle (n.) Any marine gastropod of the genus Fusus. |
Spindle (v. i.) To shoot or grow into a long, slender stalk or body |
Spindle-legged (a.) Having long, slender legs. |
Spindle-shanked (a.) Having long, slender legs. |
Spindle-shaped (a.) Having the shape of a spindle. |
Spindle-shaped (a.) Thickest in the middle, and tapering to both ends |
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 |
forest goat spindle horn Pseudoryx nghetinhensis | cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope, characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat |
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 |
spike spindle | any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object, the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order |
spindle | a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning |
spindle mandrel mandril arbor | any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts |
spindle | a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe, used as a baluster, chair leg, etc. |
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 |
spindle | (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division, the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle, chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis |
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 |
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 |
drop zone dropping zone | an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops |
cliff drop drop-off | a steep high face of rock, he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town, a steep drop |
electric potential potential potential difference potential drop voltage | the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts |
dropseed drop-seed | a grass of the genus Sporobolus |
Celastraceae family Celastraceae spindle-tree family staff-tree family | trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having brightolored fruits |
spindle tree spindleberry spindleberry tree | any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries |
common spindle tree Euonymus europaeus | small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and cathartic bark and fruit |
winged spindle tree Euonymous alatus | bushy deciduous shrub with branches having thin wide corky longitudinal wings, brilliant red in autumn, northeastern Asia to central China |
drop-off charge | a fee added for returning a rented car to a location different from the one where it was rented |
slump slack drop-off falloff falling off | a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality, the team went into a slump, a gradual slack in output, a drop-off in attendance, a falloff in quality |
drop drib driblet | a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid), he had a drop too much to drink, a drop of each sample was analyzed, there is not a drop of pity in that man, years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet--Kipling |
eyedrop eye-drop | a drop from an eye dropper |
drop bead pearl | a shape that is spherical and small, he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops, beads of sweat on his forehead |
fall asleep dope off flake out drift off nod off drop off doze off drowse off | change from a waking to a sleeping state, he always falls asleep during lectures |
drop like flies | rapidly collapse, die, or drop out in large numbers, the contestants dropped like flies when the thermometer hit one hundred degrees |
drop | give birth, used for animals, The cow dropped her calf this morning |
devolve deteriorate drop degenerate | grow worse, Her condition deteriorated, Conditions in the slums degenerated, The discussion devolved into a shouting match |
drop | fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death, shop til you drop |
drop off | fall or diminish, The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test |
slip drop off drop away fall away | get worse, My grades are slipping |