Awl-shaped
(a.) Shaped like an awl. |
Awl-shaped
(a.) Subulate. See Subulate. |
Bell-shaped
(a.) Having the shape of a wide-mouthed bell |
Boat-shaped
(a.) See Cymbiform. |
Bristle-shaped
(a.) Resembling a bristle in form |
Club-shaped
(a.) Enlarged gradually at the end, as the antennae of certain insects. |
Comb-shaped
(a.) Pectinate. |
Diamond-shaped
(a.) Shaped like a diamond or rhombus. |
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 |
Egg-shaped
(a.) Resembling an egg in form |
Fiddle-shaped
(a.) Inversely ovate, with a deep hollow on each side. |
Globe-shaped
(a.) Shaped like a globe. |
Halberd-shaped
(a.) Hastate. |
Helmet-shaped
(a.) Shaped like a helmet |
Kidney-shaped
(a.) Having the form or shape of a kidney |
Lath-shaped
(a.) Having a slender elongated form, like a lath |
Linear-shaped
(a.) Of a linear shape. |
Lozenge-shaped
(a.) Having the form of a lozenge or rhomb. |
Pear-shaped
(a.) Of the form of a pear. |
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
tube
tube-shaped structure | (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure |
normal curve
bell-shaped curve
Gaussian curve
Gaussian shape | a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution |
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 |
mushroom
mushroom cloud
mushroom-shaped cloud | a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb) |
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 |
Gyromitra infula
saddled-shaped false morel | a poisonous fungus, saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown fertile part is relatively even |
| 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 |
die
decease
perish
go
exit
pass away
expire
pass b kick the bucket
cash in one's chips
buy the farm
conk
give-up the ghost
drop dead
pop off
choke croak
snuff it | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life, She died from cancer, The children perished in the fire, The patient went peacefully, The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of |
| drop knock off | stop pursuing or acting, drop a lawsuit, knock it off! |
| flatten drop | lower the pitch of (musical notes) |
| drop | go down in value, Stock prices dropped |
| drop | change from one level to another, She dropped into army jargon |
neglect
pretermit
omit
drop
miss
leave out
overlook
overleap | leave undone or leave out, How could I miss that typo?, The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten |