Drachen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dragon noun A mythical, usually giant reptilian creature, often depicted breathing fire and guarding treasure in Western folklore.
- harpy noun In Greek mythology, a monstrous creature with the body of a bird and the face of a woman.
- harridan noun A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
- kite noun A bird of prey with long wings and a forked tail, known for gliding and soaring.
- vixen noun A female fox.
Senses
Drachen is used for these senses in English:
- harpy (derogatory) A shrewish woman.
- harridan A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
- kite (geometry) A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end.
- kite (sailing, dated) In a square-rigged ship: originally a sail positioned above a topsail; later a lightweight sail set above the topgallants, such as a studding sail or a jib topsail.
- she-devil (figuratively) A woman whose bad temper, cruelty or wicked ways are so extreme as to evoke an image of the devil.
- vixen A malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental woman.
dragon — full definition
- noun A mythical, usually giant reptilian creature, often depicted breathing fire and guarding treasure in Western folklore.
- noun In East Asian mythology, a long, serpentine, generally benevolent creature associated with power and good fortune.
- noun (Informal) A fierce, intimidating woman.
harpy — full definition
- noun In Greek mythology, a monstrous creature with the body of a bird and the face of a woman.
- noun An insulting term for a nagging, unpleasant woman.
- noun A large eagle-like bird of prey found in Central and South America (the harpy eagle).