VividLex

Home / Thesaurus / dropper

Thesaurus: dropper

One who, or that which, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly.

Full dictionary entry Search Lens associations

Related headwords

Definitions

  1. n. One who, or that which, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly.
  2. n. A dropping tube.
  3. n. A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode.
  4. n. A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game, -- formerly a common, and still an occasional, habit of the setter.
  5. n. pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time
  6. 1. One who, or that which, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly. 2. A dropping tube. 3. (Mining) A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode. 4. (Zoöl.) A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game, -- formerly a common, and still an occasional, habit of the setter.
  7. A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode.
  8. n:100 n. pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time