Noun
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a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
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drone pipe,
bourdon |
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pipe a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
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stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
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an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
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pilotless aircraft,
radio-controlled aircraft |
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someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
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dawdler,
laggard,
lagger,
trailer,
poke |
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do-nothing,
idler,
layabout,
loafer,
bum person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
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lingerer,
loiterer someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
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slowcoach,
slowpoke,
stick-in-the-mud,
plodder someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"
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potterer,
putterer a person who putters about
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an unchanging intonation
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monotone,
droning |
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pitch contour,
intonation,
modulation the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
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Verb
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talk in a monotonous voice
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drone on |
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mouth,
utter,
verbalise,
verbalize,
speak,
talk articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"
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make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on"
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sound,
go appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
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