DRAGON

Dragon

A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that features in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern mythologies, and the Chinese dragon, with counterparts in Japan, Korea and other East Asian countries.

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Drag-On

Mel Jason Smalls, better known by his stage name Drag-On, is an American hip hop recording artist and actor from the Bronx borough of New York City. Drag-On is perhaps best known as an original member of the Ruff Ryders Entertainment imprint, where he released his 2000 debut album Opposite of H2O. The album was successful, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200 and eventually selling over 500,000 copies and earning a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America . After leaving Interscope Records, which issued his debut alongside Ruff Ryders, Drag-On joined Virgin Records and released his second album ...

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dragon

Noun

  1. A legendary, serpentine or reptilian creature.
    1. (Western) A gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath.
      1. (Eastern) A large, snake-like monster with the eyes of a hare, the horns of a stag and the claws of a tiger, usually beneficent
  1. An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance:
  1. A very large snake; a python.
  2. Any of various agamid lizards of the genera Draco, Physignathus or .
  3. A Komodo dragon.
  1. The constellation Draco.
  2. An unpleasant woman; a harridan.
    She’s a bit of a dragon.
  3. The (historical) Chinese empire or the People's Republic of China.
    ''Napoleon already warned of the awakening of the Dragon.
  4. Something very formidable or dangerous.
  5. A luminous exhalation from marshy ground, seeming to move through the air like a winged serpent.
  6. A short musket hooked to a swivel attached to a soldier's belt; so called from a representation of a dragon's head at the muzzle.
  7. A variety of carrier pigeon.


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drag on

Verb

  1. to last too long
    11 January 1929 Chicago Tribune - SENATE WARS ON VAGUE TERMS OF ANTI-WAR PACT
    Debate on the Kellogg Mar renunciation treaty dragged on in the senate today with no immediate prospect of final action.
    25 December 2004 Boston Globe - In Washington state, the race for governor drags on -- and on
    28 July 2006 New York Times
    The villain is a grotesque exterminator voiced by Paul Giamatti, and the climactic battle against him, though it drags on a bit too long, does have its moments.


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