Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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down
adverb
to a lower
place.

The leaves floated down.
N opposite up

downcast
adjective
sad and upset.
He looked
downcast.

downhill
adjective
sloping down.

downhill skiing

downpour
downpours noun
a large, heavy
amount
of rain.

downstairs
adverb
to a lower floor.

He ran
downstairs
to answer
the phone.

downstairs
adjective

on a lower floor than the one
you are on.

A noisy downstairs party.

doze

dozes dozing dozed verb

to sleep lightly for

a short time.

She dozed in the chair.

dozen

dozens noun

12 of something.

A dozen candles.

drag

drags dragging dragged verb

to pull something along

the ground.

He dragged his schoolbag

behind him.

dragon

dragons noun

a fierce, imaginary animal in

myths and fairy tales, that

breathes fire and has a large,

scaly body and wings.

drain

drains noun

a pipe or channel that takes

away waste

water and

other liquids.

drain

drains draining drained verb

to flow away slowly.

The water drained away.

drama

dramas noun

1 a play.

My favorite drama is

Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

2 plays, or the theater

in general.

3 an exciting or

frightening event.

There was drama today when

the school caught fire.

draw

draws drawing drew drawn verb

1 to make a picture or

diagram with a pencil

or crayon.

2 to move together by pulling.

He drew the curtains.

drawer

drawers noun

a box-shaped container that

slides in and out of a piece of

furniture. Drawers are used

to store things in.

A chest of drawers.

dream

dreams dreaming dreamed or

dreamt verb

1 to have thoughts and

pictures going through your

mind while you are asleep.

I dreamed that I was petting

a lion.

2 to hope for something.

She dreamed of traveling

around the world.

dream noun

drench

drenches drenching drenched

verb

to soak with water.

The rain drenched her.

dress

dresses dressing

dressed verb

to put

on clothes.

My little

sister can

dress herself.

N opposite

undress

dress

dragonfly

dragonflies noun

a long, thin insect with two pairs of

wings, often found near ponds and

rivers. Dragonflies feed on small

flying insects, which they catch with

their legs while flying.