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Synonyms

disadvantage, handicap, liability, minus, penalty, strike—more at DISADVANTAGE

draw·bridge noun : a bridge made to be raised, lowered, or turned to permit or deny passage

draw·er noun 1 : one that draws

2 plural : an undergarment for the lower part of the body

3 : a sliding boxlike compartment (as in a table or desk)

draw·ing noun 1 : an act or instance of drawing; especially : an occasion when something is decided by drawing lots

2 : the act or art of making a figure, plan, or sketch by means of lines

3 : a representation made by drawing : SKETCH

Synonyms

cartoon, delineation, sketch; also outline, silhouette; caricature, doodle, illustration; depiction, image, likeness, portrait, representation; engraving, etching; blueprint

drawing card noun : DRAW 4

drawing room noun : a formal reception room

drawl verb : to speak or utter slowly with vowels greatly prolonged

— drawl noun

draw off verb : to remove esp. from an environment or container

Synonyms

bleed, drain, pump, siphon, tap—more at DRAIN

draw on verb : to draw nearer : APPROACH

draw out verb 1 : to extend beyond a minimum in time : PROLONG

2 : to cause to speak freely

Synonyms

elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch—more at EXTEND

draw·string noun : a string, cord, or tape for use in closing a bag or controlling fullness in garments or curtains

draw up verb 1 : to prepare a draft or version of

2 : to pull oneself erect

3 : to bring or come to a stop

4 : to bring (as troops) into array

Synonyms

[1] cast, compose, craft, draft, formulate, frame, prepare—more at COMPOSE

[3] arrest, catch, check, fetch up, halt, hold up, stall, stay, still, stop—more at HALT

[4] arrange, array, classify, codify, dispose, marshal, order, organize, range, systematize—more at ORDER

dray noun : a strong low cart for carrying heavy loads

1dread verb 1 : to fear greatly

2 : to feel extreme reluctance to meet or face

2dread noun : great fear esp. of some harm to come

Synonyms

alarm, anxiety, apprehension, fear, fright, horror, panic, terror, trepidation—more at FEAR

3dread adjective 1 : causing great fear or anxiety

2 : inspiring awe

dread·ful adjective 1 : inspiring dread or awe : FRIGHTENING

2 : extremely distasteful, unpleasant, or shocking

— dread·ful·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] dire, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening, frightful, hair-raising, horrible, redoubtable, scary, shocking, terrible, terrifying—more at FEARFUL

[2] appalling, atrocious, awful, frightful, ghastly, grisly, gruesome, hideous, horrible, horrid, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nightmarish, shocking, terrible—more at HORRIBLE

dread·locks noun plural : long braids of hair over the entire head

dread·nought noun : BATTLESHIP

1dream noun [ORIGIN: ME dreem, fr. OE drēam noise, joy, and ON draumr dream]

1 : a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep

2 : a dreamlike vision

3 : something notable for its beauty, excellence, or enjoyable quality

4 a : a strongly desired goal or purpose

b : IDEAL

— dream·like adjective

Synonyms

[2] chimera, conceit, daydream, delusion, fancy, fantasy, figment, hallucination, illusion, phantasm, pipe dream, unreality, vision—more at FANTASY

[3] beauty, knockout—more at BEAUTY

[4a] aim, ambition, aspiration, design, end, goal, intent, mark, meaning, object, objective, plan, pretension, purpose, thing—more at GOAL

2dream verb dreamed or dreamt ; dream·ing 1 : to have a dream of

2 : to indulge in daydreams or fantasies : pass (time) in reverie or inaction

3 : to consider as a possibility : IMAGINE

Synonyms

conceive, envisage, fancy, imagine, picture, vision, visualize—more at IMAGINE

dream·boat noun, slang : something highly desirable; especially : a very attractive person

dream·er noun 1 : one that dreams

2 : one who lives in a world of fancy and imagination

3 : one who has ideas or conceives