drone

1. v. i. The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers no honey. See Honeybee. Source: opted

2. v. i. One who lives on the labors of others; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggard. Source: opted

3. v. i. That which gives out a grave or monotonous tone or dull sound; as: (a) A drum. [Obs.] Halliwell. (b) The part of the bagpipe containing the two lowest tubes, which always sound the key note and the fifth. Source: opted

4. v. i. A humming or deep murmuring sound. Source: opted

5. v. i. A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition. Source: opted

6. n. To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound. Source: opted

7. n. To love in idleness; to do nothing. Source: opted

8. n. stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen Source: wordnet

9. n. an unchanging intonation Source: wordnet

10. n. someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind Source: wordnet

11. n. an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control Source: wordnet

12. n. a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone Source: wordnet

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