Webster's Dictionary 1913

6211

Droughtiness

Drought″i‐ness (?), n. A state of dryness of the weather; want of rain.

6212

Droughty

Drought″y (?), a. 1. Characterized by drought; wanting rain; arid; adust.Droughty and parched countries. Ray.2. Dry; thirsty; wanting drink.Thy droughty throat. Philips.

6213

Droumy

Drou″my (?), a. [Cf. Scot. drum, dram, melancholy, Icel prumr a moper, W. trwm heavy, sad.] Troubled; muddy. Bacon.

6214

Drouth

Drouth (?), n. Same as Drought. Sandys.Another ill accident is drouth at the spindling of corn. Bacon.One whose drouth,Yet scarce allayed, still eyes the current stream. Milton....

6215

Drouthy

Drouth″y (?), a. Droughty.

6216

Drove

Drove (?), imp. of Drive.

6217

Drove (2)

Drove, n. [AS. drāf, fr. drīfan to drive. See Drive.] 1. A collection of cattle driven, or cattle collected for driving; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep, or swine, driven in...

6218

Drove (3)

Drove (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Droved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Droving (?).] [Cf. Drove, n., and Drover.] 1. To drive, as cattle or sheep, esp. on long journeys; to follow the oc...

6219

Droven

Dro″ven (?), p. p. of Drive.

6220

Drover

Dro″ver (?), n. 1. One who drives cattle or sheep to market; one who makes it his business to purchase cattle, and drive them to market.Why, that's spoken like an honest drover;...

6221

Drovy

Dro″vy (?), a. [AS. dr�f dirty; cf. D. droef, G. trübe, Goth. dr�bjan to trouble.] Turbid; muddy; filthy. Chaucer.

6222

Drow

Drow (?), imp. of Draw. Chaucer.

6223

Drown

Drown (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Drowned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Drowning.] [OE. drunen, drounen, earlier drunknen, druncnien, AS. druncnian to be drowned, sink, become drunk, fr. drun...

6224

Drown (2)

Drown, v. t. 1. To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate. “They drown the land.” Dryden.2. To deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid.3. To overpower; to ov...

6225

Drownage

Drown″age (?), n. The act of drowning.

6226

Drowner

Drown″er (?), n. One who, or that which, drowns.

6227

Drowse

Drowse (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Drowsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Drowsing.] [AS. dr�sian, dr�san, to sink, become slow or inactive; cf. OD. droosen to be sleepy, fall asleep, LG. dr�s...

6228

Drowse (2)

Drowse, v. t. To make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep; to make dull or stupid. Milton.

6229

Drowse (3)

Drowse, n. A slight or imperfect sleep; a doze.But smiled on in a drowse of ecstasy. Mrs. Browning.

6230

Drowsihead

Drow″si‐head (?), n. Drowsiness. Thomson.

6231

Drowsihed

Drow″si‐hed, n. Drowsihead. Spenser.

6232

Drowsily

Drow″si‐ly, adv. In a drowsy manner.

6233

Drowsiness

Drow″si‐ness, n. State of being drowsy. Milton.

6234

Drowsy

Drow″sy (?), a. [Compar.Drowsier (?); superl.Drowsiest.] 1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy. “When I am drowsy.” Shak.Dapples the drowsy east with spo...

6235

Drowth

Drowth (?), n. See Drought. Bacon.

6236

Droyle

Droyle (?), v. i. See Droil. Spenser.

6237

Drub

Drub (drŭb), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Drubbed; p. pr. & vb. n.Drubbing.] [Cf. Prov. E. drab to beat, Icel. & Sw. drabba to hit, beat, Dan. dræbe to slay, and perh. OE. drepen to strik...