drone
noun
1. stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
Definition categories: animal, bee
2. an unchanging intonation
Similar word(s): droning, monotone
Definition categories: communication, intonation, modulation
3. someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
Similar word(s): dawdler, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer
Definition categories: person, bum, idler, layabout, loafer
4. an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
Definition categories: man–made
5. a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
Similar word(s): bourdon
Definition categories: man–made, pipe
Sentences with drone as a noun:
- Strikes from drones take many innocent lives.
verb
1. make a monotonous low dull sound
Definition categories: perception, go, sound
2. talk in a monotonous voice
Definition categories: communication, mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize