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Linguistic and grammatical words.

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Down is a direction. You go down when you go lower. The cat in the picture has just jumped down into a hole. The opposite of down is up.

Dis forDrab

Something is drab if it has dull colors. The moth in the picture is drab.
The opposite of drab is bright or colorful.

Dis forDrag

You drag something when you pull it along with much effort. Generally when you drag something, most of it is on the ground and you have to overcome a lot of friction. People often drag things when they don't have something like a wheelbarrow or trolley to help them, and they are too heavy to carry.

Dis forDrank

Drank is the past tense of drink. For example, "I just drank a glass of water".

Dis forDrape

You drape some fabric when you arrange it over something else so that it hangs in nice looking folds.

See also drapes (curtains).

Dis forDressed

You are dressed if you are wearing clothes. You usually get dressed in a way that suits something, like you get dressed in a suit or gown to go to a wedding. The little girl in the picture is dressed to go out visiting.

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Drew is the past tense of draw.
Something is drifting if it is being gently carried along by currents in air or water with no particular direction. The leaf in the picture is drifting on a lake.

Dis forDrink

When you are thirsty, you need to drink something. You can drink things like water, milk or juice.

Dis forDrip

A drip is a small amount of water that falls slowly. Taps drip when they leak, and water will drip from your hands when they are wet.

Dis forDrive

Driving is the word given to controlling a land vehicle, like a car, bus or even a horse-drawn vehicle. To drive something you need to know how to start and stop it, how to steer it, and of course you need to know the road rules to be able to safely drive.

Dis forDroop

Something droops if it bends over and down. Things might droop because they are tired or unsupported. Some plants and flowers naturally have a drooping growth pattern.

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You drop something when you let it fall down by itself. The students in the picture are dropping something out of a high window as an experiment.
A drop is also a small globule of liquid, such as a raindrop.

Dis forDropped

Dropped is the past tense of drop.

Dis forDry

Something is dry if it is free of all water. The opposite of dry is wet.
You can also use the word dry as a verb, as in when you dry the dishes, or dry yourself with a towel.

Dis forDug

Dug is the past tense of dig.

Dis forDull

Dull can mean many things. It might mean a knife or blade that is not sharp. It might mean something that is very uninteresting and boring. Or it might mean something like the bird in the picture, which has very muted colors rather than rich, bright, intense colors.

Dis forDunk

You dunk something when you quickly put it into some liquid and take it out again. The person in the picture is dunking a cookie into their coffee.

Dis forDutch

Something is Dutch if it relates to the Netherlands or Holland. Dutch is also the language spoken in the Netherlands.

Dis forDwarf

A dwarf is a small person, born with a condition that makes them unusually small. Most dwarves have short arms and legs and facial features that are distinctive.
A dwarf of any kind of plant or animal is a smaller variety of that plant or animal. Dwarf forms of animals are often kept as pets.