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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -derr-, *derr*
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CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary Dictionary [with local updates]
derr

WordNet (3.0)
derrick(n) a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
derrick(n) a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom
derrida(n) French philosopher and critic (born in Algeria); exponent of deconstructionism (1930-2004), Syn. Jacques Derrida
derring-do(n) brave and heroic feats
derringer(n) a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel
derris(n) any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons
derris root(n) woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone, Syn. tuba root, Derris elliptica

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Derre

a. Dearer. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Derrick

n. [ Orig., a gallows, from a hangman named Derrick. The name is of Dutch origin; D. Diederik, Dierryk, prop. meaning, chief of the people; cf. AS. peódric, E. Theodoric, G. Dietrich. See Dutch, and Rich. ] 1. A mast, spar, or tall frame, supported at the top by stays or guys, and usually pivoted at the base, with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights, such as stones in building. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mining) The pyramidal structure or tower over a deep drill hole, such as that of an oil well (also called an oil derrick . [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]


Derrick crane, a combination of the derrick and the crane, having facility for hoisting and also for swinging the load horizontally. [ 1913 Webster ]

Derring

a. Daring or warlike. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Drad for his derring doe and bloody deed. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

derring-do

n. brave and heroic deeds. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Derringer

n. [ From the American inventor. ] A kind of short-barreled pocket pistol, of very large caliber, often carrying a half-ounce ball. [ 1913 Webster ]

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