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1. drone

noun. ['ˈdroʊn'] stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen.

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Etymology

  • drone (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • dran (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • drounen (Middle English (1100-1500))

Rhymes with Drone

  • diaz-calderon
  • revolucion
  • corporacion
  • concepcion
  • flintstone
  • bourguignon
  • vanstone
  • unbeknown
  • trombone
  • romanone
  • overthrown
  • overgrown
  • overblown
  • morricone
  • montrone
  • homegrown
  • cipollone
  • calderon
  • yarchoan
  • stallone
  • scavone
  • postpone
  • outgrown
  • mcglone
  • mccrone
  • latrone
  • hipbone
  • dragone
  • dethrone
  • cyclone

How do you pronounce drone?

Pronounce drone as droʊn.

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Sentences with drone


1. Noun, singular or mass
Is there a tween or teen in your town who doesn't own a drone yet?

2. drone

noun. ['ˈdroʊn'] an unchanging intonation.

Etymology

  • drone (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • dran (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • drounen (Middle English (1100-1500))

3. drone

verb. ['ˈdroʊn'] talk in a monotonous voice.

Etymology

  • drone (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • dran (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • drounen (Middle English (1100-1500))

4. drone

noun. ['ˈdroʊn'] a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone.

Etymology

  • drone (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • dran (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • drounen (Middle English (1100-1500))

5. drone

noun. ['ˈdroʊn'] an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control.

Etymology

  • drone (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • dran (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • drounen (Middle English (1100-1500))

6. drone

noun. ['ˈdroʊn'] someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind.

Etymology

  • drone (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • dran (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • drounen (Middle English (1100-1500))

7. drone

verb. ['ˈdroʊn'] make a monotonous low dull sound.

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Etymology

  • drone (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • dran (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • drounen (Middle English (1100-1500))