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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.
Astronomy.Dragon, 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
informala 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
slangto smoke opium or heroin
Other Word Forms
- dragonish adjective
- dragonlike adjective
- ˈDzԾ adjective
- ˈDzԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of dragon1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dragon1
Idioms and Phrases
chase the dragon, to inhale the vapor of heated heroin or another opiate drug.
Example Sentences
Whether soaring through the sky or sharing a playful moment with his human bestie Hiccup, Toothless, the dark-hued dragon with a friendly face and an injured tail, disarms you with his endearing nature.
Honing the ranks hasn’t helped Berk defeat the dragons.
"If you ever get around to watching 'Game of Thrones,' you’ll appreciate that I’m Khaleesi, and like her, I happen to have a few dragons," it floridly read.
He plays the role of Viking leader Stoick, in the Dean DeBlois-directed story of a conflict between dragons and Vikings on the fictions isle of Berk.
DragonForce ended the email with an image of a dragon breathing fire.
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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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