Dragon

/ˈdɹæɡən/ · noun

Meaning

A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature..

Definitions by Sense

1. A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature.
2. An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance:
3. (astronomy, with definite article, often capitalized) The constellation Draco.
4. (derogatory) A fierce and unpleasant woman.
5. (UK, slang, rare, derogatory) An unattractive woman.
6. (with definite article, often capitalized) The (historical) Chinese empire or the People's Republic of China.
7. (figurative) Something very formidable or dangerous.
8. (mahjong) A class of playing tiles consisting of three types: white dragons, green dragons, and red dragons.

Example Sentences

My father compounded with my mother vnder the Dragons taile, and my nativity was vnder Vrsa Maior.

She’s a bit of a dragon.

Napoleon already warned of the awakening of the Dragon.

our dragoons were so denominated because they were armed with dragons, that is, with short muskets, which spouted fire like dragons, and had the head of a dragon wrought upon their muzzle

Daemons and Dragons. The print spooler is an example of a DAEMON, a program that executes in the background and provides a service […] Strictly speaking, a dragon is a daemon that is not invoked explicitly but is always there, waiting in the background […]

Many of the postmaster functions are actually handled by computer software such as dragons and mailer daemons.

May 2017 Michael Connelly shares excerpt from The Late Show Ballard felt her phone vibrate in her hand and turned away from the nurse. She saw a return text from Mendez. She read his answer out loud to Jenkins. “‘Ramona Ramone, dragon. Real name Ramón Gutierrez. Had him in here a couple weeks back. Priors longer than his pre-op dick.’ Nice way of putting it.” “Considering his own dimensions,” Jenkins said. Drag queens, cross-dressers, and transgenders were all generally referred to as dragons in vice. No distinctions were made. It wasn’t nice but it was accepted.

October 2017 Drag Star VIZIN is back with new single Blasting News My favorite part was probably the ‘de-dragging.’ Taking the Dragon off (that’s what I call her) is always my favorite. In all honesty, the entire experience was amazing and I wouldn’t change it for the world. Being felt up by Michael Silas wasn’t bad either...

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• dragons
• dwagon

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