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doze v. 1 Often, doze off. (take or have a) nap, catnap, drowse,
sleep, slumber, Colloq snooze, have forty winks, drop or nod
off, grab some shut-eye, Chiefly Brit (have or take a) zizz,
Brit kip, US catch or log a few zees (Z's): I was dozing in the
sun when the phone rang.
--n. 2 nap, catnap, siesta, sleep; rest; Colloq snooze, forty
winks, shut-eye, Brit zizz, kip, lie-down: I'll have a short
doze before dinner.
4.5 drab...
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drab adj. dull, colourless, dreary, dingy, lacklustre, lustreless,
dismal, cheerless, grey, sombre: She wore drab clothes and no
make-up.
draft n. 1 plan, sketch, drawing, outline, rough (sketch), blueprint,
diagram, prospectus: We must have the draft of the new design
by morning. 2 bill of exchange, cheque, money order, postal
order; letter of credit: Our customer issued a draft in full
payment.
--v. 3 sketch, delineate, outline, design, plan, frame, block
out, compose, diagram, draw (up): The art department has
drafted the layout for the new encyclopedia.
drag v. 1 pull, draw, haul, tow, tug, trail, lug: It took the two
of us to drag the desk into the other office. 2 pull, distract,
draw; induce, persuade, coax, wheedle: She's been unable to
drag him away from the TV. 3 trudge, slog, crawl, creep, inch,
shuffle, shamble: He's looking for a job and just drags along
from one employment agency to another. 4 trail (behind), linger,
dawdle, lag (behind), straggle, draggle, potter, loiter, poke
(along), dilly-dally, US lallygag: She just drags along after
us wherever we go. 5 (be) prolong(ed), (be) extend(ed),
(be)draw(n) out, (be) protract(ed), (be) stretch(ed) out, spin
out or be spun out: Why drag out the agony of uncertainty any
longer? His speech dragged on for another hour. 6 drag one's
feet or heels. delay, procrastinate, hang back; obstruct, block,