Definition of drone

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Drone (v. i.) The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers no honey. See Honeybee..

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Hum :: Hum (v. i.) To make a nasal sound, like that of the letter m prolonged, without opening the mouth, or articulating; to mumble in monotonous undertone; to drone..
Snail :: Snail (n.) Hence, a drone; a slow-moving person or thing..
Hum :: Hum (n.) A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz..
Dronepipe :: Dronepipe (n.) One of the low-toned tubes of a bagpipe.
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers no honey. See Honeybee..
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) One who lives on the labors of others; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggard..
Slug :: Slug (n.) A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard..
Patron :: Patron (n.) See Padrone, 2..
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) That which gives out a grave or monotonous tone or dull sound; as: (a) A drum. [Obs.] Halliwell. (b) The part of the bagpipe containing the two lowest tubes, which always sound the key note and the fifth..
Micronesian :: Micronesian (a.) Of or pertaining to Micronesia, a collective designation of the islands in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, embracing the Marshall and Gilbert groups, the Ladrones, the Carolines, etc..
Dog Bee :: Dog bee () A male or drone bee.
Drone Fly :: Drone fly () A dipterous insect (Eristalis tenax), resembling the drone bee. See Eristalis..
Dronish :: Dronish (a.) Like a drone; indolent; slow.
Hurdy-gurdy :: Hurdy-gurdy (n.) A stringled instrument, lutelike in shape, in which the sound is produced by the friction of a wheel turned by a crank at the end, instead of by a bow, two of the strings being tuned as drones, while two or more, tuned in unison, are modulated by keys..
Padrone :: Padrone (n.) A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc..
Ladrone :: Ladrone (n.) A robber; a pirate; hence, loosely, a rogue or rascal..
Faburden :: Faburden (n.) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass.
Padrone :: Padrone (n.) A patron; a protector.
Sluggard :: Sluggard (n.) A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone..
Quinhydrone :: Quinhydrone (n.) A green crystalline substance formed by the union of quinone with hydroquinone, or as an intermediate product in the oxidation of hydroquinone or the reduction of quinone..
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