Pronunciations (10)
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/ˈdɹæɡən/
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[ˈdɹ̝ʷæɡən]
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[ˈdɹ̝ʷæɡn̩]
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[d̠ɹ̠˔ʷæɡən]
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[d̠ɹ̠˔ʷæɡn̩]
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/ˈdɹeɪ̯ɡən/
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[ˈdɹ̝eɪ̯ɡən]
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[ˈdɹeɪ̯ɡn̩]
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[d̠ɹ̠˔ʷeɪ̯ɡən]
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[d̠ɹ̠˔ʷeɪ̯ɡn̩]
Noun
A mythical reptilian or serpentine creature. In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a lizard-like body, often a monster with fiery breath.
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Medea for the loue of Iaſon, taught him how to tame the fire breathing braſſ feeted Bulls, and kill the mighty dragon that kept the golden fleece[.]
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But as every well-brought-up prince was expected to kill a dragon, and rescue a princess, the dragons grew fewer and fewer till it was often quite hard for a princess to find a dragon to be rescued from.
Before daylight, when the dragon flew home to sleep, he had burned up the hall and even the throne of the Geatish king.
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They pitched the dragon / over the cliff-top, let tide's flow / and backwash take the treasure-minder.
A mythical reptilian or serpentine creature. In Eastern Asian mythologies, a large, snake-like monster with the eyes of a hare, the horns of a stag and the claws of a tiger, usually beneficent.
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These tapestries were magnificently figured with golden dragons; and as the serpentine bodies gleamed and shimmered in the increasing radiance, each dragon, I thought, intertwined its glittering coils more closely with those of another.
An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance: A very large snake; a python.
Usage- Obsolete
An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance: Any of various agamid lizards of the genera Draco, Physignathus or Pogona.
An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance: A Komodo dragon.
An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance: A sea dragon.
The constellation Draco.
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My father compounded with my mother vnder the Dragons taile, and my nativity was vnder Vrsa Maior.
A fierce and unpleasant woman.
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She’s a bit of a dragon.
An unattractive woman.
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The (historical) Chinese empire or the People's Republic of China.
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Napoleon already warned of the awakening of the Dragon.
Something very formidable or dangerous.
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A class of playing tiles consisting of three types: white dragons, green dragons, and red dragons.
A luminous exhalation from marshy ground, seeming to move through the air like a winged serpent.
A type of musket with a short, large-calibre barrel with a flared muzzle, often hooked to a swivel attached to a soldier's belt.
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our dragoons were so denominated because they were armed with dragons, that is, with short muskets, which spouted fire like dragons, and had the head of a dragon wrought upon their muzzle
A background process similar to a daemon.
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Daemons and Dragons. The print spooler is an example of a DAEMON, a program that executes in the background and provides a service […] Strictly speaking, a dragon is a daemon that is not invoked explicitly but is always there, waiting in the background […]
Many of the postmaster functions are actually handled by computer software such as dragons and mailer daemons.
A variety of carrier pigeon.
Noun
Synonym of drag queen.
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May 2017 Michael Connelly shares excerpt from The Late Show Ballard felt her phone vibrate in her hand and turned away from the nurse. She saw a return text from Mendez. She read his answer out loud to Jenkins. “‘Ramona Ramone, dragon. Real name Ramón Gutierrez. Had him in here a couple weeks back. Priors longer than his pre-op dick.’ Nice way of putting it.” “Considering his own dimensions,” Jenkins said. Drag queens, cross-dressers, and transgenders were all generally referred to as dragons in vice. No distinctions were made. It wasn’t nice but it was accepted.
October 2017 Drag Star VIZIN is back with new single Blasting News My favorite part was probably the ‘de-dragging.’ Taking the Dragon off (that’s what I call her) is always my favorite. In all honesty, the entire experience was amazing and I wouldn’t change it for the world. Being felt up by Michael Silas wasn’t bad either...
Yes. Butt shots. Everybody can't afford lipo and fat transfers. Especially dragons. So if they want to pay me top dollar to pump their ass up that's what I'm gonna do, and you've benefited from it.
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a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
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a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman
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any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body
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