dragon
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.: See also dragoon (defs. 1-3).
Dragon, Astronomy. the constellation Draco.
Idioms about dragon
chase the dragon, Slang. to inhale the vapor of heated heroin or another opiate drug.
Origin of dragon
1Other words from dragon
- drag·on·ish, adjective
- drag·on·like, adjective
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How to use dragon in a sentence
Thanks to the popularity of the HBO series, this kind of book is no longer just for the Dungeons Dragons type.
There's a being far more curious to the world of ‘Magic: The Gathering’ than dragons, angels, or merfolk: female players.
Is ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Immune to GamerGate Misogyny? | David Levesley | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut there's a being far more curious to the world of Magic: The Gathering than dragons, angels, or merfolk: female players.
Is ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Immune to GamerGate Misogyny? | David Levesley | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIs there more to U.S. involvement overseas than the fairy tale of knights saving fair maidens from dragons?
At one point Imagine Dragons and Lorde were invoked as examples of “a pretty good year for rock,” with a straight face.
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In the dens where dragons dwelt before, shall rise up the verdure of the reed and the bulrush.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousHe believed in demons, spirits, and dragons, and in nearly every house were idols in honour of the imaginary deities.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeDuring the contest the dragons called up a great wind which uprooted the tree.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeWill not one puff of that narcotic breath drowse deep all watching dragons, and make for him the sleeping beauties of his will?
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.And the wild asses stood upon the rocks, they snuffed up the wind like dragons, their eyes failed, because there was no grass.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
British Dictionary definitions for dragon
/ (ˈdræɡən) /
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
Origin of dragon
1Derived forms of dragon
- dragoness, fem n
- dragonish, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with dragon
Also, drag out. Prolong or be prolonged tediously. For example, The speech dragged on for another hour, or He dragged out the story in an excruciating manner. [First half of 1800s]
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