dropping, n. [distillation], trickling, dribbling, falling; stillicide.

droppings, n. pl. [excrement], [dung].

drop serene. amaurosis, gutta serena.

drop-shaped, a. globular, guttiform, stilliform.

dross, n. [refuse], [scum], recrement, draff, [dregs], scobs, [waste], sinter.

drought, n. [aridity], [dryness]; [scarcity], [dearth].

drought plant. xerophyte. Associated words: xerophilous, xerophytic.

drove, n. [herd], [flock]; [crowd], [company].

drown, v. [overwhelm], [submerge], [flood], inundate, deluge.

drowning, n. demersion, submersion, inundation; noyade.