drab 音标拼音: [dr'æb]
n . 黄褐色;邋遢女人,娼妓
黄褐色;邋遢女人,娼妓
drab adj 1 :
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise ; "
her drab personality "; "
life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas "; "
a series of dreary dinner parties " [
synonym : {
drab }, {
dreary }]
2 :
lacking brightness or color ;
dull ; "
drab faded curtains ";
"
sober Puritan grey "; "
children in somber brown clothes "
[
synonym : {
drab }, {
sober }, {
somber }, {
sombre }]
3 :
of a light brownish green color [
synonym : {
olive -
drab }, {
drab }]
4 :
causing dejection ; "
a blue day "; "
the dark days of the war ";
"
a week of rainy depressing weather "; "
a disconsolate winter landscape "; "
the first dismal dispiriting days of November ";
"
a dark gloomy day "; "
grim rainy weather " [
synonym : {
blue },
{
dark }, {
dingy }, {
disconsolate }, {
dismal }, {
gloomy }, {
grim },
{
sorry }, {
drab }, {
drear }, {
dreary }]
n 1 :
a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown [
synonym :
{
olive drab }, {
drab }]
Drab \
Drab \,
a .
Of a color between gray and brown . --
n .
A drab color .
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1913 Webster ]
Drab \
Drab \ (
dr [
a ^]
b ),
n . [
AS .
drabbe dregs ,
lees ;
akin to D .
drab ,
drabbe ,
dregs ,
G .
treber ;
for sense 1 ,
cf .
also Gael .
drabag a slattern ,
drabach slovenly .
Cf . {
Draff }.]
1 .
A low ,
sluttish woman . --
King .
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2 .
A lewd wench ;
a strumpet . --
Shak .
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3 .
A wooden box ,
used in salt works for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans .
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Drab \
Drab \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Drabbed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Drabbing }.]
To associate with strumpets ;
to wench . --
Beau . &
Fl .
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1913 Webster ]
Drab \
Drab \,
n . [
F .
drap cloth :
LL .
drappus ,
trapus ,
perh .
orig .,
a firm ,
solid stuff ,
cf .
F .
draper to drape ,
also to full cloth ;
prob .
of German origin ;
cf .
Icel .
drepa to beat ,
strike ,
AS .
drepan ,
G .
treffen ;
perh .
akin to E .
drub .
Cf .
{
Drape }, {
Trappings }.]
1 .
A kind of thick woolen cloth of a dun ,
or dull brownish yellow ,
or dull gray ,
color ; --
called also {
drabcloth }.
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
A dull brownish yellow or dull gray color .
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94 Moby Thesaurus words for "
drab ":
bag ,
bat ,
bawd ,
beige ,
beldam ,
biddy ,
bleak ,
boring ,
brown ,
brownish ,
brownish -
yellow ,
brunet ,
cheerless ,
chocolate ,
cinnamon ,
cocoa ,
cocoa -
brown ,
coffee ,
coffee -
brown ,
colorless ,
crone ,
cruiser ,
dead ,
deadened ,
desolate ,
dingy ,
dismal ,
dispiriting ,
dowdy ,
dreary ,
dull ,
dun ,
dun -
brown ,
dun -
drab ,
ecru ,
faded ,
fawn ,
fawn -
colored ,
fille de joie ,
flat ,
fuscous ,
gray ,
grege ,
grey ,
hag ,
harlot ,
hazel ,
hooker ,
humdrum ,
hustler ,
khaki ,
lackluster ,
lifeless ,
lurid ,
lusterless ,
mat ,
monotonous ,
muddy ,
murky ,
nightwalker ,
nut -
brown ,
olive -
brown ,
olive -
drab ,
prosaic ,
prosy ,
repetitive ,
same ,
samely ,
seal ,
seal -
brown ,
sepia ,
slut ,
snuff -
colored ,
somber ,
sorrel ,
streetwalker ,
subfusc ,
tan ,
taupe ,
tawny ,
tedious ,
toast ,
toast -
brown ,
traipse ,
trot ,
umber ,
umber -
colored ,
unrelieved ,
walnut ,
walnut -
brown ,
wan ,
whore ,
witch ,
yellowish -
brown
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DRAB Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of DRAB is characterized by dullness and monotony : cheerless How to use drab in a sentence
DRAB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary DRAB definition: 1 boring, especially in appearance; having little colour and excitement: 2 boring, especially in… Learn more
Drab? — LA Times Crossword Answer The answer to "Drab?" in the LA Times Crossword See the 12-letter answer, why it fits, and the full grid it came from — most recently November 1, 2026
DRAB Synonyms: 181 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for DRAB: boring, dull, tiring, slow, dusty, weary, old, stupid; Antonyms of DRAB: interesting, intriguing, involving, spectacular, wonderful, engaging, wondrous, riveting
Drab (color) - Wikipedia Several shades of drab have been used for military uniforms, including the above-mentioned light- brown color The greenish shades of drab, known as olive drab, were used as the colors of the U S Army uniforms and equipment during World War II
Drab - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Dull, dreary, dingy, depressing: These adjectives capture the sense of drab, whether the word is used to describe a muted color, a miserable mood, or an oppressively boring existence
Drab - definition of drab by The Free Dictionary 1 lacking in brightness, spirit, etc ; dull 2 of the color drab n 3 a brownish gray 4 fabric of this color, esp of thick wool or cotton
DRAB Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com DRAB definition: dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc See examples of drab used in a sentence
drab, n. ¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary Factsheet What does the noun drab mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun drab See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
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