dragon

[ drag-uh n ]

/ ˈdræg ən /

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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.

flying dragon.

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.

(initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Draco.

Origin of dragon

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin dracōn- (stem of dracō) < Greek drákōn kind of serpent, probably orig. epithet, the (sharp-)sighted one, akin to dérkesthai to look

OTHER WORDS FROM dragon

drag·on·ish, adjective drag·on·like, adjective

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dragline, dragline crane, dragnet, drago, dragoman, dragon, dragon beam, dragon fruit, dragon lady, dragon lizard, dragon market

Example sentences from the Web for dragon

How to Train Your Dragon 2, the tenth highest grossing movie in 2014 America, made $22 million at the Korean box office.

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Look at The Killing, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, all of these Scandinavian things with female investigators.

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There is no merit badge yet for Dragon Boat racing, although there is one for canoeing.

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Dragon Boats have crossed the globe into the welcoming arms of American business.

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New gods have come and gone, and Dragon Boat racing has become popular around the globe.

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Special armour is carried by the dragon slayer in each case.

Beowulf |R. W. Chambers
With the exercise of very little ingenuity in the movement of the fingers, the dragon can be made to seem very much alive.

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Hooke believed he had found a parallax for the bright star in the Head of the Dragon; but was deceived.

A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century |Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke
Perhaps the dragon had been there ever since I had known the swale, and summer after summer had allowed me to cross unchallenged.

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He and his horse had scarcely found shelter amongst some rocks, when the flap of the dragon's wings could be plainly heard.

The Brown Fairy Book |Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for dragon

dragon

/ (ˈdræɡən) /

noun

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

Derived forms of dragon

dragoness, fem n dragonish, adjective

Word Origin for dragon

C13: from Old French, from Latin dracō, from Greek drakōn; related to drakos eye

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