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 |
Scrim (n.) A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, -- used for curtains, etc, |
Scrim (n.) Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc. |
Theatre (n.) An edifice in which dramatic performances or spectacles are exhibited for the amusement of spectators |
Theatre (n.) Any room adapted to the exhibition of any performances before an assembly, as public lectures, scholastic exercises, anatomical demonstrations, surgical operations, etc. |
Theatre (n.) That which resembles a theater in form, use, or the like |
Theatre (n.) A sphere or scheme of operation. |
Theatre (n.) A place or region where great events are enacted |
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 |
cinema movie theater movie theatre movie house picture palace | a theater where films are shown |
dinner theater dinner theatre | a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission |
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 |
home theater home theatre | television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater |
little theater little theatre | a small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or community groups |
music hall vaudeville theater vaudeville theatre | a theater in which vaudeville is staged |
operating room OR operating theater operating theatre surgery | a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations, great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic |
pendant earring drop earring eardrop | an earring with a pendant ornament |
scrim | a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater |
theater theatre house | a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented, the house was full |
theater curtain theatre curtain | a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience, rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance |
theater stage theatre stage | a stage in a theater on which actors can perform |
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 |
theater ticket theatre ticket | a ticket good for admission to a theater |
dramaturgy dramatic art dramatics theater theatre r | the art of writing and producing plays |
coup de theatre | a highly successful theatrical production |
coup de theatre | a sensational bit of stagecraft |
coup de theatre | a dramatic surprise |
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 |
theater of war theatre of war | the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations |
field field of operations theater theater of operations theatre theatre of operations | a region in which active military operations are in progress, the army was in the field awaiting action, he served in the Vietnam theater for three years |
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 |
director theater director theatre director | someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show |
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 |
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 |