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dragon

/ˈdɹæɡən/noun2 syllables

Dragon means: a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings.

Synonyms for dragon7

noun, as in a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

European dragon, firedrake

noun, as in any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body

flying dragon, flying lizard

noun, as in a faint constellation twisting around the North Celestial Pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus

Draco

noun, as in a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman

tartar

also used for dragon

drag queen

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What does dragon mean?4

noun

1

a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

2

any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body

3

a faint constellation twisting around the North Celestial Pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus

4

a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dragon?1

two syllables

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Dragon in a sentence

  • I have always wanted to see a dragon, but dragons are not real creatures.unknown
  • After a thousand-year sleep, the dragon woke up.maaster
  • I could show you how to ride a dragon, if you wish.sabretou
  • Every year, that dragon captures a person to eat.DJ_Saidez
  • What's more, our first battle is to defeat that dragon!unknown
  • There could be an invisible, inaudible, intangible dragon next to you right now.hecko
  • The dragon breathed fire, roasting the knight in his armour.sundown
  • And dragons, as can be expected, feed for up to one hundred years.Huskion

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Forms of dragon

as a noun

plural
dragons