What is the meaning of DR. Phrases containing DR
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Drag,Reduction,System used in F1 cars
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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.
A dragonet, or sculpin.
The draining off of water.
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.
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v. t.
To drain by means of tiles; to furnish with a tile drain.
v. t.
To drain the surface of, as land; as, to top-drain a field or farm.
v. t.
To apply a surface dressing of manureto,as land.
a.
Driven to the end, as a nail; driven close.
n.
One who draws metal into wire.
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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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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.
v. t.
To dry by or in smoke.
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Dried by the heat of the sun.
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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.
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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.
imp. & p. p.
of Top-dress
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The act or practice of drining the surface of land.
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Driven by winds or storms; forced by stress of weather.
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of Top-dress
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