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Drills
- noun - A stout, durable cotton fabric
- (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
- a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
- learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
- make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"
- similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
- systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"
- teach by repetition
- train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
- undergo military training or do military exercises
Drimys
- noun - shrubs and trees of southern hemisphere having aromatic foliage
Drinks
- noun - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
- any large deep body of water; "he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued"
- any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"
- be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"
- consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
- drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife"
- propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"
- take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
- the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
- the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
Drives
- noun - (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
- a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
- a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
- a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway"
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
- a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
- cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
- cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling; "The amplifier drives the tube"; "steam dri
Dromes
- noun - an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
Drones
- noun - a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
- an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
- an unchanging intonation
- make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on"
- someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
- stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
- talk in a monotonous voice
Drools
- noun - be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something; "She was salivating over the raise she anticipated"
- let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled"
- pretentious or silly talk or writing
- saliva spilling from the mouth
Droops
- noun - a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat"
- become limp; "The flowers wilted"
- droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
- hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled"
Droves
- noun - a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
- a moving crowd
- a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone
Drowns
- verb - be covered with or submerged in a liquid; "the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy"
- cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"
- die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"
- get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"
- kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"