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drone

/ drone /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
Type of:
bee
noun Sense 2
a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
Type of:
pipe tabor pipe
Has parts:
bagpipe pipes
noun Sense 3
an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
Type of:
heavier-than-air craft
verb Sense 4
talk in a monotonous voice
Type of:
talk speak utter
Derived:
monotone droning
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
make a monotonous low dull sound
"The harmonium was droning on"
Type of:
sound go
Derived:
monotone droning
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 6
an unchanging intonation
Type of:
intonation modulation pitch contour
Derived:
drone on
noun Sense 7
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
Type of:
idler loafer do-nothing
Kinds of:
loiterer lingerer plodder slowpoke stick-in-the-mud
Derived:
trail shack drag get behind hang back
Semantic Complexity
92%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
3
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bee pipe tabor pipe heavier-than-air craft talk speak utter sound go intonation modulation pitch contour