dragon /dragˈən/

1. A fabulous winged scaly-armoured fire-breathing monster, often a guardian of treasure, ravaging a country when its hoard is rifled
2. A fierce, intimidating or watchful woman
3. A paper kite
4. A dragon lizard
5. Applied to various plants, esp Dracunculus (green dragon), and Dracontium
6. (with cap) a northern constellation (Draco)
7. (also with cap) a racing yacht of the International Dragon class, 8.88m (29.2 feet) long

dragˈoness noun

A she-dragon

dragˈonet noun

1. A little dragon
2. A brightly coloured fish of the genus Callionymus

dragˈonish adjective

dragˈonism noun

Unremitting watchfulness

dragˈonize or dragˈonise transitive verb

1. To turn into a dragon
2. To watch like a dragon

dragˈonlike adjective

dragonné /drag-o-nāˈ/ adjective (heraldry)

Like a dragon in the rear part

dragon arum noun

1. A European aroid plant (genus Dracunculus)
2. Dragonroot (US)

dragon boat noun

A Chinese boat decorated to resemble a dragon and used in traditional races

dragˈon-fish noun

1. A dragonet
2. A fish of the genus Pegasus

dragˈonfly noun

A predaceous long-bodied often brilliantly-coloured insect of the order Odonata

dragon fruit noun

Same as pitahaya

dragˈonhead or dragˈon's-head noun

A labiate garden plant (genus Dracocephalum; from the shape of the corolla)

dragon lizard noun

1. A small tree-dwelling East Indian lizard (genus Draco) with parachute of ribs and skin
2. A S American lizard (genus Thorictis)
3. A monitor, esp a species (Varanus komodoensis) found in Komodo (in Indonesia), reaching 3 metres (10 feet) in length

dragˈonroot noun (US)

An araceous plant (genus Arisaema) or its tuberous root, used in medicine

dragon's blood noun

A red resinous exudation from the dragon tree and many other trees, used for colouring varnishes, etc

dragˈon-standˈard noun

A standard in, or bearing, the form of a dragon

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• beati pacifici
• beat it
• be at it like rabbits
• beatitude
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• beat music
• beatnik
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• beat one's brains
• beat one's brains out
• beat one's breast
• beat out
• be at pains
• beats
• beats me
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