Definition of drop

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Drop (n.) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet.

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Kedge :: Kedge (n.) To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it..
Snowflake :: Snowflake (n.) A name given to several bulbous plants of the genus Leucoium (L. vernum, aestivum, etc.) resembling the snowdrop, but having all the perianth leaves of equal size..
Monotropa :: Monotropa (n.) A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the Indian pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping end of the stem.
Shed :: Shed (v. i.) To fall in drops; to pour.
Passive :: Passive (a.) Designating certain morbid conditions, as hemorrhage or dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues, with deficient vitality and lack of reaction in the affected tissues..
Gutta :: Gutta (n.) One of a series of ornaments, in the form of a frustum of a cone, attached to the lower part of the triglyphs, and also to the lower faces of the mutules, in the Doric order; -- called also campana, and drop..
Hydropic :: Hydropic (a.) Alt. of Hydropica.
Androphagi :: Androphagi (n. pl.) Cannibals; man-eaters; anthropophagi.
Coble :: Coble (n.) A flat-floored fishing boat with a lug sail, and a drop rudder extending from two to four feet below the keel. It was originally used on the stormy coast of Yorkshire, England..
Androphagous :: Androphagous (a.) Anthropophagous.
Andropetalous :: Andropetalous (a.) Produced by the conversion of the stamens into petals, as double flowers, like the garden ranunculus..
Hydrophane :: Hydrophane (n.) A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water.
Hydrophanous :: Hydrophanous (a.) Made transparent by immersion in water.
Ascitical :: Ascitical (a.) Of, pertaining to, or affected by, ascites; dropsical..
Anasarcous :: Anasarcous (a.) Belonging, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical..
Sundial :: Sundew (n.) Any plant of the genus Drosera, low bog plants whose leaves are beset with pediceled glands which secrete a viscid fluid that glitters like dewdrops and attracts and detains insects. After an insect is caught, the glands curve inward like tentacles and the leaf digests it. Called also lustwort..
Weeping :: Weeping (a.) Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very slowly; surcharged with water..
Gem :: Gem (v. t.) To embellish or adorn, as with gems; as, a foliage gemmed with dewdrops..
Trocar :: Trocar (n.) A stylet, usually with a triangular point, used for exploring tissues or for inserting drainage tubes, as in dropsy..
Sprinkle :: Sprinkle (v. i.) To fly or be scattered in small drops or particles.
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