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Emoji
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#2731
🥤
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dregs
/drɛɡz/
noun
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the remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment or grounds; the most worthless part of something
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He drank the dregs of the coffee before leaving. |
the dregs of society |
the most undesirable or worthless part of society
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remnants, residue, sediment, lees, scum
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essence, elite, purity
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coffee dregs, wine dregs, dregs of society, bitter dregs
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#2732
🤨
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dubious
/ˈdjuːbiəs/
adjective
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Hesitating or doubting; not to be relied upon.
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She gave him a dubious look after hearing his excuse. |
dubious honor |
An honor or distinction that is questionable or not desirable.
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doubtful, suspicious, questionable, uncertain, shady
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certain, reliable, trustworthy
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dubious claim, dubious look, dubious reputation, dubious honor
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#2733
⚒️
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drudgery
/ˈdrʌdʒəri/
noun
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Hard, menial, or dull work.
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She wanted to escape the drudgery of her daily routine. |
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toil, grind, labor, hard work
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enjoyment, leisure, pleasure
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daily drudgery, endless drudgery, escape drudgery
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#2734
🧑🌾
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drudge
/drʌdʒ/
noun
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A person made to do hard, menial, or dull work.
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He felt like a drudge, stuck in repetitive tasks all day. |
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laborer, worker, slave, toiler
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master, boss, employer
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poor drudge, household drudge, treated like a drudge
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#2735
😴
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drowsy
/ˈdraʊzi/
adjective
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Feeling sleepy or half-asleep.
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The warm room made him feel drowsy. |
feel drowsy |
To feel sleepy or lethargic.
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sleepy, tired, lethargic, sluggish, dozy
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alert, awake, energetic
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feel drowsy, drowsy state, drowsy eyes, drowsy effect
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#2736
🌵
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drought
/draʊt/
noun
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A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
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The farmers struggled to grow crops during the drought. |
in a drought |
Experiencing a lack of something, often used metaphorically.
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dry spell, aridity, lack of rain, scarcity, shortage
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rainfall, flood, abundance
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severe drought, prolonged drought, drought conditions, drought relief
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#2737
🗑️
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dross
/drɒs/
noun
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worthless or unwanted material; rubbish or impurities
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Most of his early writings were considered dross. |
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rubbish, waste, junk, trash, debris
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treasure, value, worth
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industrial dross, literary dross, remove dross
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#2738
🥀
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droop
/druːp/
verb
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drooped
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drooped
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droops
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drooping
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to bend or hang downward; to become weak or tired
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The flowers began to droop in the heat. |
droop with fatigue |
to look weak or tired due to exhaustion
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sag, wilt, slump, decline, weaken
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rise, stand, strengthen
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droop with fatigue, flowers droop, droop down
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#2739
🛸
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drone
/droʊn/
noun/verb
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droned
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droned
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drones
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droning
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a continuous low humming sound; an unmanned flying device
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The drone of bees filled the garden. |
drone on |
to talk continuously in a dull, monotonous way
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buzz, hum, murmur, UAV, monotone
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silence, quiet, stop
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drone attack, drone camera, drone of bees, drone on
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#2740
😂
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droll
/droʊl/
adjective
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curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement
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He had a droll sense of humor that made everyone laugh. |
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amusing, comical, whimsical, funny, witty
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serious, solemn, dull
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droll expression, droll remark, droll humor
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#2741
🌦️
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drizzle
/ˈdrɪzəl/
verb
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drizzled
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drizzled
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drizzles
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drizzling
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to rain lightly with very small drops
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It began to drizzle just as we left the house. |
a drizzle of rain |
a light rainfall
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mist, sprinkle, shower, spit, drizzle
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pour, downpour, storm
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light drizzle, drizzle of rain, drizzle with sauce
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#2742
🗯️
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drivel
/ˈdrɪvəl/
noun
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silly or nonsensical talk
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The politician’s speech was full of meaningless drivel. |
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nonsense, gibberish, rubbish, babble, chatter
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sense, wisdom, truth
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utter drivel, talk drivel, full of drivel, complete drivel
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#2743
💧
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drip
/drɪp/
verb
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dripped
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dripped
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drips
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dripping
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to fall or let fall in drops
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Water was dripping from the broken pipe. |
drip with sarcasm |
to express sarcasm in a very obvious way
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trickle, leak, ooze, fall, dribble
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pour, gush, stream
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drip water, drip blood, drip slowly, drip with sarcasm
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#2744
🏀
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dribble
/ˈdrɪbəl/
verb
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dribbled
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dribbled
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dribbles
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dribbling
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to let liquid flow slowly in drops or to move a ball skillfully with repeated small kicks or bounces
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The baby dribbled milk on his shirt. |
dribble past someone |
to skillfully get past an opponent with the ball in sports
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trickle, drip, spill, flow, bounce
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pour, gush, stream
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dribble the ball, dribble past, dribble of saliva, dribble milk
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#2745
🌧️
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drench
/drɛntʃ/
verb
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drenched
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drenched
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drenches
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drenching
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to make someone or something completely wet
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The sudden rain drenched the players on the field. |
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soak, saturate, wet, flood, dribble
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dry, dehydrate, parch
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drench with rain, drenched clothes, drenched hair, drenched ground
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#2746
🌫️
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drab
/dræb/
adjective
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Dull, lacking brightness or interest; monotonous.
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The room looked drab with its gray walls and dim lighting. |
drab and dreary |
Dull, uninteresting, and depressing.
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dull, colorless, dreary, monotonous, lifeless
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bright, colorful, lively
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drab clothes, drab room, drab appearance, drab existence
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#2747
🌫️
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dreary
/ˈdrɪəri/
adjective
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dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing
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The long, dreary winter made everyone feel gloomy. |
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dull, gloomy, bleak, depressing, lifeless
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bright, cheerful, lively
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dreary weather, dreary day, dreary life, dreary landscape
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#2748
😴
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drawl
/drɔːl/
verb
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drawled
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drawled
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drawls
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drawling
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to speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds
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He tends to drawl when he is tired. |
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prolong, slur, lengthen, mumble
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articulate, enunciate
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southern drawl, slow drawl, lazy drawl
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#2749
✏️
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draw
/drɔː/
verb
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drew
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drawn
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draws
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drawing
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to produce a picture by making lines and marks on paper; to pull or move something in a particular direction
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The child loves to draw pictures of animals. |
draw attention |
To attract someone's notice.
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sketch, illustrate, depict, pull, attract
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erase, repel, push
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draw attention, draw a picture, draw a line, draw a conclusion
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#2750
🍺
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draught
/drɑːft/ (UK), /dræft/ (US)
noun
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a current of cool air in a room or another confined space; also a portion of liquid, especially beer, served from a barrel or cask
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She closed the window to keep out the cold draught. |
on draught |
Beer served from a barrel or keg rather than a bottle or can.
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breeze, airflow, current, sip, gulp
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stillness, calm
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cold draught, draught beer, strong draught, draught of air
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#2751
⚡
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drastic
/ˈdræstɪk/
adjective
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likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme and severe
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The company had to take drastic measures to survive the crisis. |
drastic times call for drastic measures |
In difficult situations, extreme actions are sometimes necessary.
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extreme, severe, radical, harsh, intense
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mild, moderate, gentle
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drastic change, drastic action, drastic measures, drastic reduction
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#2752
🎬
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dramatize
/ˈdræm.ə.taɪz/
verb
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dramatized
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dramatized
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dramatizes
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dramatizing
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to present a story in a dramatic way, or to exaggerate something
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The novel was dramatized into a popular TV series. |
dramatize the situation |
to exaggerate the importance or intensity of a situation
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exaggerate, theatricalize, overstate, act out
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understate, minimize
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dramatize events, dramatize the story, dramatize the situation
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#2753
🖋️
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dramatist
/ˈdræm.ə.tɪst/
noun
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a person who writes plays
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Shakespeare is one of the greatest dramatists in history. |
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playwright, author, writer, scriptwriter
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audience, viewer
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famous dramatist, modern dramatist, dramatist’s work
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#2754
🎭
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drama
/ˈdrɑː.mə/
noun
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a play for theater, radio, or television, or an exciting or emotional situation
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She loves watching historical drama series. |
make a drama out of nothing |
to exaggerate a situation unnecessarily
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play, performance, act, show
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comedy, farce
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drama series, school drama, intense drama, family drama
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#2755
💧
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drainage
/ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ/
noun
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the system or process by which water or other liquids are drained away
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Poor drainage caused flooding in the neighborhood. |
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sewage, runoff, channeling, discharge
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blockage, obstruction
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drainage system, poor drainage, surface drainage, underground drainage
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#2756
⚔️
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dragoon
/drəˈɡuːn/
verb
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dragooned
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dragooned
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dragoons
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dragooning
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to force someone to do something through coercion or intimidation
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The manager tried to dragoon the team into working overtime. |
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coerce, compel, pressure, force, intimidate
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persuade, encourage, inspire
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dragoon someone into, dragooned into action
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#2757
🎣
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dragnet
/ˈdræɡˌnɛt/
noun
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A systematic search or investigation, often by police to catch criminals.
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The police launched a dragnet to capture the fugitives. |
police dragnet |
A wide search conducted by the police to catch suspects.
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search, manhunt, sweep, investigation
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escape, freedom
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police dragnet, nationwide dragnet, dragnet operation
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#2758
📝
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draft
/dræft/
noun/verb
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drafted
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drafted
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drafts
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drafting
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A preliminary version of a piece of writing; to prepare a preliminary version of a document.
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She finished the first draft of her novel. |
rough draft |
An early, unfinished version of a piece of writing.
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outline, sketch, plan, blueprint, design
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final, complete
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draft proposal, draft agreement, first draft, draft law
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#2759
⚖️
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draconian
/drəˈkoʊniən/
adjective
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Extremely harsh and severe, especially laws or rules.
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The new regulations were criticized as draconian. |
draconian measures |
Very harsh and severe actions or rules.
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harsh, severe, strict, oppressive, cruel
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lenient, mild, tolerant
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draconian law, draconian measures, draconian rules
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#2760
💰
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drachma
/ˈdrækmə/
noun
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The basic monetary unit of Greece before the adoption of the euro.
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The old coin collection included a silver drachma. |
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coin, currency, money, denomination
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euro, dollar
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Greek drachma, silver drachma, ancient drachma
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