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Dragon

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Noun

1. dragon, firedrake

a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

2. dragon, tartar

a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman

3. draco, dragon

a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus

4. dragon, flying dragon, flying lizard

any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Dragon

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noun
1. 
a mythical monster usually represented as breathing fire and having a scaly reptilian body, wings, claws, and a long tail
2. informal
a fierce or intractable person, esp a woman
3. 
any of various very large lizards, esp the Komodo dragon
4. 
any of various North American aroid plants, esp the green dragon
5. Christianity
a manifestation of Satan or an attendant devil
6. 
a yacht of the International Dragon Class, 8.88m long (29.2 feet), used in racing
7.  chase the dragon

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Dragon

see synonyms of dragon
noun
1. 
a mythical monster, usually represented as a large reptile with wings and claws, breathing out fire and smoke
2. 
a fierce person; esp., a fiercely watchful female guardian or chaperon
3.  Obsolete
a. 
a short musket carried hooked to a soldier's belt
b. 
a soldier armed with such a musket; dragoon
4.  Obsolete
a large serpent or snake
5.  Bible; Obsolete
a word used to translate several Hebrew words now understood to mean serpent, jackal, Old Serpent (Satan), etc.
6.  Zoology
any of a genus (Draco) of small tree lizards of Southeast Asia, with winglike membranes used in gliding from tree to tree

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Dragon

see synonyms of dragon
n.
See Draco2.
n.
1. A mythical monster traditionally represented as a gigantic reptile having a long tail, sharp claws, scaly skin, and often wings.
2. Any of various lizards, such as the Komodo dragon or the flying lizard.
3.
a. A fiercely vigilant or intractable person.
b. Something very formidable or dangerous.
4. Archaic A large snake or serpent.

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