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Definition of Drone
1. Verb. Make a monotonous low dull sound. "The harmonium was droning on"
2. Noun. Stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen.
3. Verb. Talk in a monotonous voice. "Sam and Sue drone"
Generic synonyms: Mouth, Speak, Talk, Utter, Verbalise, Verbalize
Derivative terms: Droning
4. Noun. An unchanging intonation.
Generic synonyms: Intonation, Modulation, Pitch Contour
Derivative terms: Monotone, Monotonic
5. Noun. Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind.
Generic synonyms: Bum, Do-nothing, Idler, Layabout, Loafer
Specialized synonyms: Lingerer, Loiterer, Plodder, Slowcoach, Slowpoke, Stick-in-the-mud, Potterer, Putterer, Straggler, Strayer
Derivative terms: Dawdle, Dawdle, Dawdle, Lag, Lag, Pokey, Poky, Trail, Trail
6. Noun. An aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control.
Generic synonyms: Heavier-than-air Craft
7. Noun. A pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone.
Definition of Drone
1. n. The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers no honey. See Honeybee.
2. v. i. To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound.
Definition of Drone
1. Noun. A male bee or wasp, which does not work but can fertilise the queen. ¹
2. Noun. (rare) Someone who doesn't work; a lazy person, an idler. ¹
3. Noun. A remotely controlled aircraft. ¹
4. Noun. A low-pitched hum or buzz. ¹
5. Noun. One who performs menial or tedious work; a drudge. ¹
6. Noun. One of the fixed-pitch pipes on a bagpipe. ¹
7. Noun. A genre of music similar to that of noise. ¹
8. Verb. To produce a low-pitched hum or buzz. ¹
9. Verb. To speak in a monotone way. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Drone
1. to make a continuous low sound [v DRONED, DRONING, DRONES]
Medical Definition of Drone
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Drone
Literary usage of Drone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1888)
"Ch. Pr. 563; drone, Copyright, 534; U. 8. v. Saline Bank of Va. 26 U.'S. 1 Pet.
... drone, Copyright, 144, 157; 2 Morgan, Law of Literature, ..."
2. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (1922)
"THE querulous drone ceased as I entered Frome's kitchen, and of the two women
sitting there I could not tell which had been the speaker. ..."
3. The Bee-keepers' Guide: Or Manual of the Apiary by Albert John Cook (1882)
"After mating, the drone organs adhere to the queen, and may be seen hanging to
... By holding a drone in the hand, the ejection of the sex-organs is often ..."
4. The Honey-makers by Margaret Warner Morley (1899)
"IX THE drone THE drone occupies a position that is unique, but not enviable. ...
I would be loath To be a burden, or feed like a drone On the industrious ..."
5. One Hundred Fables, Original and Selected by James Northcote, William Harvey (1829)
"THE SNAIL AND THE drone. T chanced that a drone observed a Snail labouring his
tedious journey with tardy pace: " I marvel," said the drone, " how you have ..."