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dragon
[ drag-uhn ]
noun
- a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- Archaic. a huge serpent or snake.
- Bible. a large animal, possibly a large snake or crocodile.
- the dragon, Satan.
- a fierce, violent person.
- a very watchful and strict woman; duenna.
- Botany. any of several araceous plants, as Arisaema dracontium green dragon, or dragonroot, the flowers of which have a long, slender spadix and a green, shorter spathe.
- a short musket carried by a mounted infantryman in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- a soldier armed with such a musket. dragoon ( defs 1, 2, 3 ).
- Dragon, Astronomy. the constellation Draco.
dragon
/ ˈæɡə /
noun
- a mythical monster usually represented as breathing fire and having a scaly reptilian body, wings, claws, and a long tail
- informal.a fierce or intractable person, esp a woman
- any of various very large lizards, esp the Komodo dragon
- any of various North American aroid plants, esp the green dragon
- Christianity a manifestation of Satan or an attendant devil
- a yacht of the International Dragon Class, 8.88m long (29.2 feet), used in racing
- chase the dragon slang.to smoke opium or heroin
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԾ, adjective
- ˈDzԱ, noun:feminine
Other yvlog Forms
- ·Dz· adjective
- ·Dz· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of dragon1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of dragon1
Idioms and Phrases
- chase the dragon, Slang. to inhale the vapor of heated heroin or another opiate drug.
Example Sentences
It’s the only place where Stitch, Tom Cruise and Toothless the dragon all face off in a cardboard cutout standoff.
So they know all about dragons and pickleball...
The exhibits include a variety of fish species, frogs, snakes, sea dragons, jellyfish and even a few birds.
Last year, Estonia furnished the bridge with dragon's teeth – pyramidal anti-tank obstacles of reinforced concrete.
The runaway princess befriended not seven dwarfs but 13 giants, 17 thieves or 40 dragons when she sought refuge in Spain, Belgium or Algeria.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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