What is the meaning of DR. Phrases containing DR
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The draining off of water.
A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear.
The treatment of wounds or ulcers by the application of water; also, a dressing saturated with water only, for application to a wound or an ulcer.
A drain or channel for draining off water.
A dragonet, or sculpin.
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The act of applying a dressing of manure to the surface of land; also, manure so applied.
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Driven to the end, as a nail; driven close.
n.
A tool for turning screws so as to drive them into their place. It has a thin end which enters the nick in the head of the screw.
v. t.
To drain the surface of, as land; as, to top-drain a field or farm.
v. t.
To drain by means of tiles; to furnish with a tile drain.
imp. & p. p.
of Top-dress
n.
The common American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus); -- so called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in driving a stake into the mud. Called also meadow hen, and Indian hen.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Top-dress
n.
One who draws metal into wire.
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Driven by winds or storms; forced by stress of weather.
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Dried by the heat of the sun.
v. t.
To apply a surface dressing of manureto,as land.
v. t.
To dry by or in smoke.
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DRess; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. See Illustr. of Ship and Sails.
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The act or practice of drining the surface of land.
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