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Drapes
- noun - a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination
- arrange in a particular way; "drape a cloth"
- cover as if with clothing; "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees"
- cover or dress loosely with cloth; "drape the statue with a sheet"
- hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
- place casually; "The cat draped herself on the sofa"
- the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt"
Drawls
- noun - a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
- lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"
Dreads
- noun - be afraid or scared of; be frightened of;
- fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
Dreams
- noun - a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"
- a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"
- a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night"
- a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality; "he went about his work as if in a dream"
- experience while sleeping; "She claims to never dream"; "He dreamt a strange scene"
- have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
- imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"
- someone or something wonderful; "this dessert is a dream"
Drecks
- noun - merchandise that is shoddy or inferior
Driers
- noun - a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
- an appliance that removes moisture
Drifts
- noun - a force that moves something along
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
- a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- a process of linguistic change over a period of time
- be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"
- be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward"
- cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"
- drive slowly and far afield for
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"