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well staged and with much arm-waving.
dramatist n. playwright, dramaturge, screenwriter, scriptwriter,
scenarist, tragedian, melodramatist: The actors failed to carry
out the dramatist's intentions.
dramatize v. exaggerate, overplay, overstate, overdo, make a production
or show (out) of, Colloq lay it on (thick), pile it on, ham
(something or it) up: He always dramatizes everything way out
of proportion.
drape v. 1 hang, festoon, swathe, deck, array, bedeck, adorn,
ornament, decorate: The coffin was draped with the national
flag.
--n. 2 drapery, curtain; hanging, tapestry: The drapes match
neither the carpet nor the wallpaper.
drapery n. drape, curtain; hanging, valance, pelmet, tapestry, arras,
portiŠre, lambrequin, drop: Which colour will you choose for
the drapery?
drastic adj. violent, severe, extreme, strong, powerful, potent,
puissant, fierce, forceful, vigorous, rigorous, harsh, radical,
Draconian, desperate, dire: I shall have to take drastic
measures if this misbehaviour continues.
draught n. 1 breeze, breath (of air), (light) wind, current (of air),
puff (of air or wind): You'll get a cold sitting in the
draught. 2 dose, portion, measure, quantity, drink, swallow,
sip, nip, tot, potation, dram, gulp, Colloq swig, tipple: The
doctor recommended a draught of this tonic before meals.
draw v. 1 pull, tug, tow, drag, haul, lug: The gypsy caravan was
drawn by two horses. 2 pull or take out, extract; unsheathe,
unholster: The cowboy drew his gun and began firing. 3 draw
off; pour; drain off or out: She drew two pails of water for
the horses. 4 attract, gather, allure, lure, bring out or
forth, elicit, Colloq pull: Anything will draw a crowd in New
York. 5 depict, sketch, portray, outline, delineate, design,
limn, paint: The artist was drawing pictures in chalk on the
pavement. 6 devise, draw up, draft, create, contrive, frame,
compose, prepare: The plans for the new civic centre have not