| dropped | adj. born; -- used of an animal. Opposite of unborn. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ] |
| dropper | n. 1. One who, or that which, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly that drops from the leader above the bob or end fly. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A dropping tube, usually of glass or plastic with a narrow opening at the tip and a rubber bulb at the top which can be squeezed to control intake or outflow of the fluid. The word is used in combinations with obvious significance, as eye dropper, medicine dropper, etc.
Syn. -- eye dropper. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ] 3. (Mining) A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (Zool.) A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game, -- formerly a common, and still an occasional, habit of the setter. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dropping | n. 1. The action of causing to drop or of letting drop; falling. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. pl. That which falls in drops; the excrement or dung of animals; -- often used in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dropping bottle, an instrument used to supply small quantities of a fluid to a test tube or other vessel. --
Dropping fire, a continued irregular discharge of firearms. --
Dropping tube, a tube for ejecting any liquid in drops. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Droppingly | adv. In drops. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| droppings | n. pl. fecal matter of animals; plural of dropping{ 2 }.
Syn. -- dung, muck. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| 落とし;落し | [おとし, otoshi] (n) (1) (abbr) dropping; losing; (2) missing item; something one forgot to write down; (3) trap; (4) wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; (5) conclusion (of a speech, etc.); (6) (See 落とし掛け) metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi #5,397 [Add to Longdo] |
| 投下 | [とうか, touka] (n, vs) (1) throwing down; dropping; airdrop; (2) investment; (P) #8,643 [Add to Longdo] |
| 下ろし;降ろし;卸し;卸(io) | [おろし, oroshi] (n-suf, n) (1) dropping; unloading; removing; (n) (2) grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; (3) (abbr) (See おろし金) grater; (4) using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.) #9,102 [Add to Longdo] |
| 退学 | [たいがく, taigaku] (n, vs) dropping out of school; (P) #9,503 [Add to Longdo] |
| 脱落 | [だつらく, datsuraku] (n, vs) (1) loss; dropping out; falling by the wayside; (2) omission; lacuna; gap; hiatus; (3) desertion; defection; (4) apostasy; (P) #11,481 [Add to Longdo] |
| 居る | [おる, oru] (v1, vi) (1) (uk) (See 在る・1) to be (of animate objects); to exist; (2) to stay; (v1, aux-v) (3) (the い is sometimes dropped) (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing); (P) #12,653 [Add to Longdo] |
| 激減 | [げきげん, gekigen] (n, vs) dropping sharply; decreasing rapidly; (P) #15,422 [Add to Longdo] |
| 休校 | [きゅうこう, kyuukou] (n, vs) closing school (temporarily); dropping one's studies; (P) #17,914 [Add to Longdo] |
| あいた口が塞がらぬ;開いた口が塞がらぬ | [あいたくちがふさがらぬ, aitakuchigafusagaranu] (exp, adj-f) (See 開いた口も塞がらぬ) surprising; shocking; jaw-dropping [Add to Longdo] |
| あいた口も塞がらぬ;開いた口も塞がらぬ | [あいたくちもふさがらぬ, aitakuchimofusagaranu] (exp, adj-f) (See あいた口が塞がらぬ) surprising; shocking; jaw-dropping [Add to Longdo] |
