Definition of drone

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Drone (v. i.) A humming or deep murmuring sound.

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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..
Sluggard :: Sluggard (n.) A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone..
Sleeper :: Sleeper (n.) One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person..
Drony :: Drony (a.) Like a drone; sluggish; lazy.
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..
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..
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers no honey. See Honeybee..
Patron :: Patron (n.) See Padrone, 2..
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..
Hum :: Hum (v. i.) To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums..
Squail :: Squadroned (a.) Formed into squadrons, or squares..
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..
Drone :: Drone (n.) To love in idleness; to do nothing.
Padrone :: Padrone (n.) A patron; a protector.
Snail :: Snail (n.) Hence, a drone; a slow-moving person or thing..
Mopus :: Mopus (n.) A mope; a drone.
Proa :: Proa (n.) A sailing canoe of the Ladrone Islands and Malay Archipelago, having its lee side flat and its weather side like that of an ordinary boat. The ends are alike. The canoe is long and narrow, and is kept from overturning by a cigar-shaped log attached to a frame extending several feet to windward. It has been called the flying proa, and is the swiftest sailing craft known..
Drone Fly :: Drone fly () A dipterous insect (Eristalis tenax), resembling the drone bee. See Eristalis..
Dorr :: Dorr (n.) The dorbeetle; also, a drone or an idler. See 1st Dor..
Drone Bee :: Drone bee () The male of the honeybee; a drone.
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