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dragon

dragon

474 2.0
A large imaginary animal like a giant lizard with wings that often breathes fire
  • noun
  • /ˈdræɡən/
  • Literature
translation icon : dragón
  • So you're the legendary Dragon Warrior? - I guess so.
  • slay dragons
  • kill dragons
  • Chinese dragon

He says the great dragon is called thou shalt.

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Examples

  • Don't miss your chance, the dragon can fly away.

  • Jaxom swung up on the white dragon with a huge smile on his face.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Did you check out the dragon mouth?

  • A rider without their dragon is dead.

  • There was more dignity in those dragon's eyes.

  • Well, dragon's eggs have to be kept red hot by the father dragon breathing fire upon them.

    Academic text (1997)
  • A dragon is approaching!

  • That's what Japanese sailors called him in song, a mythological sea dragon... ...who filled their hearts with fear.

  • They're the story of St. George and the Dragon, suitably disguised, of course.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • In the ancient story, the brave knight fought the fearsome dragon that terrorized the village.

Synonyms

European dragon
vsdragon
  • Literature
7.0

A large winged lizard from European stories that breathes fire and hoards treasure

is broader, covering similar creatures in both European and Asian myths
firedrake
vsdragon
  • Archaic
9.9

A large dragon from legends that breathes fire and often guards treasure

is the general term used across many myth traditions beyond Germanic ones
dragoness
vsdragon
  • Literature
8.6

A female imaginary creature with wings that breathes fire

is the neutral general form, not marked for gender

Idioms

To breathe in smoke from heated drugs like heroin or to try to reach an impossible goal that harms you

Compounds

A very large lizard from Indonesian islands that is the largest in the world

grand dragon
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A senior Ku Klux Klan leader in charge of a state or region

Bel and the Dragon
  • Literature
9.9

An extra book sometimes added to the Book of Daniel with three stories about Bel, a dragon, and Daniel

dragon arum
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant with large dark purple flowers that makes a strong unpleasant smell

A very large lizard from Indonesian islands, like the Komodo dragon

A tall subtropical tree from the Canary Islands with a thick trunk that gives red resin

European dragon
  • Literature
7.0

A large winged lizard from European stories that breathes fire and hoards treasure

A North American plant in the mint family with two-lipped pink or white flowers in a spike

flying dragon
  • Indian
9.1

A small tropical Asian lizard that glides between trees using winglike flaps of skin

A small woodland plant with a green hood-shaped flower

reluctant dragon
  • Literature
9.6

A person who does not want to fight or take charge

A plant that grows in wet places and has white or yellow flowers

How Dangerous

dracowolf
  • Literature
1 9.9
dragon
  • Literature
474 2.0
wolf
493 1.0
dog
1.0
cat
1.0

Surface Forms

dragon singular
dragons plural

Etymology

Dragon The word comes from Greek drákōn, which meant 'serpent' or 'large snake', and people imagined such a creature as a giant, powerful snake with wings or fire, so today dragon means a huge, often fire‑breathing monster.