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 |
Grease (n.) Animal fat, as tallow or lard, especially when in a soft state |
Grease (n.) An inflammation of a horse's heels, suspending the ordinary greasy secretion of the part, and producing dryness and scurfiness, followed by cracks, ulceration, and fungous excrescences. |
Grease (v. t.) To smear, anoint, or daub, with grease or fat |
Grease (v. t.) To bribe |
Grease (v. t.) To cheat or cozen |
Grease (v. t.) To affect (a horse) with grease, the disease. |
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 |
effort elbow grease exertion travail sweat | use of physical or mental energy, hard work, he got an A for effort, they managed only with great exertion |
eyedrop eye-drop | a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists |
big H hell dust nose drops smack thunder skag scag | street names for heroin |
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 |
grease-gun gun | a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver, forces grease into parts of a machine |
hairdressing hair tonic hair oil hair grease | a toiletry for the hair |
knockout drops | chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol, usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious |
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 |
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 |
automobile mechanic auto-mechanic car-mechanic mechanic grease monkey | someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles |
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 |
coral drops Bessera elegans | half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers |
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 |
dirt filth grime soil stain grease grunge | the state of being covered with unclean things |
axle grease | a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles |
lanolin wool fat wool grease | a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool, a mixture of fatty acids and esters, used in some ointments and cosmetics |
goose grease | grease derived from geese |
grease lubricating oil | a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery) |
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 |