dragon
A mythical reptilian or serpentine creature.
Noun 4 meanings
A mythical reptilian or serpentine creature.
An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance:
The constellation Draco.
The (historical) Chinese empire or the People's Republic of China.
“Napoleon already warned of the awakening of the Dragon.”
Etymology
From Middle English dragoun, borrowed from Old French dragon, from Latin dracō(n), from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “a serpent of huge size, a python, a dragon”), probably from δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “to see clearly”). Displaced Old English wyrm, whence modern worm.
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DRAGON at a glance
DRAGON has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (D 2 + R 1 + A 1 + G 2 + O 1 + N 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,486 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with dragon
All rhymes- WAGON9
- PENTAGON11
- BANDWAGON16
- JARGON14
- PARAGON10
- POLYGON13
- OCTAGON10
- ARGON6
- HEXAGON18
- SNAPDRAGON14
- GORGON8
- TARRAGON9
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