dropping
91water dropping — /ˈwɔtə drɒpɪŋ/ (say wawtuh droping) noun the process of dropping large quantities of water onto a fire from an aircraft …
92jaw-dropping — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ amazing …
93name-dropping — ► NOUN ▪ the casual mention of famous people as if one knows them, so as to impress …
94ring-dropping — ringˈ dropping noun A sharper s trick of pretending to find a dropped ring and selling it • • • Main Entry: ↑ring …
95jaw-dropping — adjective Date: 1980 causing great surprise or astonishment • jaw dropper adjective • jaw droppingly adverb …
96name-dropping — noun Date: 1950 the practice of seeking to impress others by studied but apparently casual mention of prominent persons as associates • name drop intransitive verb • name dropper noun …
97name-dropping — /naym drop ing/, n. the introduction into one s conversation, letters, etc., of the names of famous or important people as alleged friends or associates in order to impress others. [1945 50] * * * …
98r-dropping — /ahr drop ing/, adj. Phonet. (of certain pronunciations of English) characterized by the absence of the sound /r/ in postvocalic position in the same syllable, as often encountered in speech identified with the southern and eastern United States… …
99Harry S. Truman: Announcement of the Dropping of an Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima — ▪ Primary Source The leaders of the Allied powers met at Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945, to consider the fate of defeated Germany and to plan the final campaign against Japan. The U.S. representative was President Truman,… …
100bird dropping spider — noun A spider that mimics bird droppings to avoid predators, species Celaenia excavata …
