drone
11drone — drone1 [drōn] n. [ME < OE dran, akin to OS dran, MLowG drone < IE * dhren < base * dher , to buzz, hum > DOR(BEETLE)] 1. a male bee or ant which serves only in a reproductive capacity and does no work 2. an idle person who lives by… …
12Drone — [englisch, drəʊn], Orgelpunkt …
13drone — ► VERB 1) make a continuous low humming sound. 2) speak tediously and at length. ► NOUN 1) a low continuous humming sound. 2) a pipe (especially in a set of bagpipes) or string used to sound a continuous note of low pitch. 3) a male bee which… …
14Drone — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Drone (homonymie). Boeing ScanEagle sur sa rampe de lancement Un drone (« faux bourdon » en a …
15drone on — verb talk in a monotonous voice • Syn: ↑drone • Derivationally related forms: ↑drone (for: ↑drone), ↑droning (for: ↑drone) …
16drone — drone1 dronish, adj. /drohn/, n. 1. the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey. See illus. under bee. 2. a remote control mechanism, as a radio controlled airplane or boat. 3. a person who lives on the labor of others; …
17drone — [[t]dro͟ʊn[/t]] drones, droning, droned 1) VERB If something drones, it makes a low, continuous, dull noise. Above him an invisible plane droned through the night sky. [V ing] ...a virtually non stop droning noise in the background. Derived words …
18drone — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ low ▪ distant ▪ constant, continuous, steady ▪ monotonous VERB + DRONE …
19drone — I UK [drəʊn] / US [droʊn] verb [intransitive] Word forms drone : present tense I/you/we/they drone he/she/it drones present participle droning past tense droned past participle droned to make a low continuous noise Phrasal verbs: drone on II UK… …
20drone — drone1 [drəun US droun] v to make a continuous low dull sound ▪ An airplane droned overhead. drone on [i]phr v to speak in a boring way, usually for a long time drone on about ▪ Tom was droning on and on about work. drone 2 drone2 n [: Old… …
