(n.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and ferocious.
(n.) A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman.
(n.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere figured as a dragon; Draco.
(n.) A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move through the air as a winged serpent.
(n.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of a dragon's head at the muzzle.
(n.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of several species, found in the East Indies and Southern Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps from tree to tree. Called also flying lizard.
(n.) A variety of carrier pigeon.
(n.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a charge in a coat of arms.
Example Sentences:
(1) They were like some great show, the gas squeezing up from the depths of the oil well to be consumed in flame against the intense black horizon, like some great dragon.
(2) It’s unthinkable that they wouldn’t do that.” The Saw ride at Thorpe Park in Surrey and the Dragon’s Fury and Rattlesnake rollercoasters at Chessington World of Adventures, also in Surrey, have also been shut down by Merlin Entertainments, which owns all three parks.
(3) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Obama’s thank-you notes 1) Red Hot Chili Peppers Carpool Karaoke Bare talent 2) Thank You Notes with President Obama Love, Potus 3) Irish fans serenade nun on train with ‘Our Father’ chant Lauding a sister 4) Disappointed guinea pig Pet lip 5) 10 Confusing Famous Movie Endings Finally explained All’s well that ends well 6) Pete’s Dragon - Official US Trailer Breathing new life into a classic 7) Brexit’s Farage Flotilla: The Movie Water carry on 8) Patience - 4k timelapse movie Beauty speeded up
(4) And it will almost certainly continue arriving in dribs and drabs, based on the Sea Dragon's observations.
(5) It means that if I get a little bored with Daenerys refusing to bring her dragons and her army over to the main continent, I just need to wait a few minutes until Bran's adventures take over.
(6) Maybe you understand the twinkling of the stars, the falling of objects to earth or what it takes to be an astronaut, or you’ve battled a dragon or discovered just how stinky the stinky past could be in a horrible history.
(7) Fifa 15 is on the way; Dragon Age Inquisition and Hardline too.
(8) When Rolls-Royce launched a $1.2m Year of the Dragon edition of its Phantom, with the creature hand-painted on its wheelbase and hand-stitched on to cushions, all eight sold in two months.
(9) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was a much longer process.
(10) YouTube is full of inventive fan videos and you can purchase anything from handcrafted dragons' eggs to a replica Iron Throne .
(12) Drugs policy is the last legislative wilderness where "here be dragons", a hangover from days when abortion and homosexuality were illegal and divorce expensive.
(13) Less than 10 minutes later, the rocket and its cargo – a Dragon capsule with 544 kg of supplies for the station crew – reached orbit.
(14) 'He said he was coming late, so I went upstairs to a lounge bar called the Dragon Fly which is a few doors away.
(15) Astrologers posit that babies born under each sign are bestowed with unique personality traits – rat-year babies are cautious, dragon babies resilient, dog babies intelligent, and sheep babies are considered meek.
(16) The Dragon, added Mortimer, was a 'terrific school' where he learnt more than he ever did afterwards.
(17) And now there is a national development plan to slay the three-headed dragon of poverty, unemployment and inequality.
(18) Jen (from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) In Ang Lee's gravity-defying martial arts romp, women take most of the major roles, virtuous or villainous.
(19) Previously criticised for their “exclusionary” developments that ignore “the real Woodstock”, the Dragons ignored my repeated attempts to seek their views on the suburb’s gentrification and their role in it.
(20) This survey of China's ethereal paintings is fleshed out by The Chinese Art Book, published by Phaidon on 14 October, a gorgeously laid out overview in which classics like Chen Rong's Nine Dragons, painted in 1244, - the original is in the V&A show - are juxtaposed with contemporary artists from heroic Ai Weiwei to the fireworks of Cai Guo-Qiang.
Magic
Definition:
(a.) A comprehensive name for all of the pretended arts which claim to produce effects by the assistance of supernatural beings, or departed spirits, or by a mastery of secret forces in nature attained by a study of occult science, including enchantment, conjuration, witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, incantation, etc.
(a.) Alt. of Magical
Example Sentences:
(1) Opposition to legal abortion takes magical thinking and a lack of logic | Jessica Valenti Read more The only female Republican candidate for the White House has doubled down on her restrictive position over reproductive rights since a successful debate performance .
(2) I'm just saying, in your … Instagrams, you don't have to have yourself with, walking with black people.” The male voice singles out Magic Johnson, the retired basketball star and investor: "Don't put him on an Instagram for the world to have to see so they have to call me.
(3) The most important characteristics of various interfaces, such as direct liquid introduction, Magic, continuous flow fast atom bombardment and thermospray, are discussed.
(4) Fantastic Beasts, which is set 70 years prior to the arrival of Potter and his pals at the magical Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, will feature the swashbuckling adventurer Newt Scamander.
(5) Here was a bit of magic to light up any semi-final and it had Roberto Martínez punching the air.
(6) Bloody odd combination but those Orange Foam Headphones would blast those magnificent records into my developing brain over and over again" chernypyos – Björk's Human Behavior and Sinead O'Connor's Fire On Babylon: "bjork's 'human behavior' and sinead o'connor's "fire on babylon" oddly stick in my head from that one evening walking in the woods, breathing the damp air, and feeling pleasantly invisible" Pyromancer – REM – Automatic for the People Blood Sugar Sex Magic Pearl Jam - Vs RATM's first album Portishead Maxinquaye by Tricky Manic Street Preachers – Gold Against the Soul Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream "I used to go to the local library and take out a CD (50p for 3 weeks!
(7) That does not translate magically into a conflict of interest whereby the interests of these lawyers is suddenly contrary to those of the defendants,” Ryan argued to Pohl.
(8) But among the football-faith community the legendary Anfield Road stadium is not considered a sacred site for nothing, and on this memorable night everyone felt what mighty magic can be summoned here.” Describing the match as “a classic in the illustrious history of these two clubs for years to come”, the commentator Daniel Theweleit also believed that the atmosphere at Anfield put Dortmund’s own famed fan culture into the shade: “Even those who have watched the club for centuries agreed that Dortmund has never achieved this kind of intensity.” Munich-based Süddeutsche Zeitung found satisfaction in seeing the German coach Jürgen Klopp exporting his magic touch across the Channel.
(9) Correlations with an immunoradiometric assay (Embria), using 522 samples, gave: Stratus = 0.999 (Embria) -3.3; r = 0.969, and Magic Lite = 1.225 (Embria) -3.03; r = 0.971.
(10) Gomez has appeared in 106 episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place (a show about magically gifted kids which aired on Disney) and released three albums with her band the Scene .
(11) The song also features Tatum's Magic Mike co-star Olivia Munn and Precious actress Gabourey Sidibe – plus a cameo role for Miley Cyrus who gets trapped under a vending machine.
(12) There was more magic on ITV at 9.10pm with The Illusionists, but it was unable to pull an overnights rabbit out of the hat, with just under 2 million viewers, an 8.5% share.
(13) Pilot studies indicated that protection of the 2'-OH of ribonucleosides with the acid-labile tetrahydropyranyl group, instead of the more labile 4-methoxytetrahydropyran-4-yl group, was most satisfactory for the preparation of the Magic Spot II.
(14) There’s little else on the horizon.” There has been a resurgence of medical interest in LSD and psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, after several recent trials produced encouraging results for conditions ranging from depression in cancer patients to post-traumatic stress disorder.
(15) Everything was quiet, and there was the jacket on the stand – finished, perfect.” As the business grew, McQueen moved to Amwell Street where the studio was “like a magic porridge pot of creativity”, said Witton-Wallace.
(16) Diamé has produced that bit of magic and I am pleased for him because it has been tough for him with a serious knee injury,” said Bruce of the match-winner.
(17) I can't pull an invisibility cloak over my house – nor would I wish to," she said, a little wistfully, as if she really wished she had Harry Potter's magic powers.
(18) Players react on social media The most famous names in basketball shared similar reactions on Twitter: Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) Former and current NBA players are very happy and satisfied with Commissioner Silver's ruling.
(19) Photograph: Richard Saker In the meantime it is being left to dedicated people such as Carmel McConnell and Magic Breakfast, to big brands, to teaching assistants and staff across the country who are prepared to get up early enough to make sure that all of Britain's children have had enough to eat in the morning to prepare them for school.
(20) There is serious fun to be had browsing its huge bottled beer menu, which runs the gamut of new wave UK breweries, including Kernel, Wild Beer, Hardknott, Camden, and their US inspirations, such as Left Hand and Magic Hat.