Dragon vs Poop - What's the difference?
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A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature.
# In Western mythology, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath.
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# In Eastern mythology, a large, snake-like monster with the eyes of a hare, the horns of a stag and the claws of a tiger, usually beneficent.
#* 1913 , , chapter XIII:
An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance:
# (obsolete) A very large snake; a python.
# Any of various agamid lizards of the genera Draco'', ''Physignathus or .
# A Komodo dragon.
(astronomy, with definite article, often capitalized) The constellation Draco.
* 1605 , , Act I, Scene 2:
(pejorative) An unpleasant woman; a harridan.
(with definite article, often capitalized) The (historical) Chinese empire or the People's Republic of China.
(figuratively) Something very formidable or dangerous.
A luminous exhalation from marshy ground, seeming to move through the air like a winged serpent.
(military, historical) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached to a soldier's belt; so called from a representation of a dragon's head at the muzzle.
A variety of carrier pigeon.
(Webster 1913)
To break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck.
* We were pooped within hailing of the quay and were nearly sunk.
To embark a ship over the stern.
(obsolete) To make a short blast on a horn
(obsolete) To break wind.
To defecate.
(often, childish) Excrement.
* The dog took a poop on the grass.
The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically low pitch.
(US, dated) information, facts.
A set of data or general information, written or spoken, usually concerning machinery or a process.
* Here’s the info paper with the poop on that carburetor.
To tire, exhaust. Often used with out .
* I'm pooped from working so hard
* He pooped out a few strides from the finish line.
As nouns the difference between dragon and poop
is that dragon is (mythical creature) while poop is the stern of a ship or poop can be (often|childish) excrement or poop can be a set of data or general information, written or spoken, usually concerning machinery or a process or poop can be a slothful person.As a verb poop is
to break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck or poop can be (obsolete|intransitive) to make a short blast on a horn or poop can be to tire, exhaust often used with out .dragon
English
(Dragon)Noun
(en noun)- But as every well-brought-up prince was expected to kill a dragon', and rescue a princess, the ' dragons grew fewer and fewer till it was often quite hard for a princess to find a dragon to be rescued from.
- These tapestries were magnificently figured with golden dragons'; and as the serpentine bodies gleamed and shimmered in the increasing radiance, each ' dragon , I thought, intertwined its glittering coils more closely with those of another.
- My father compounded with my mother vnder the Dragons taile, and my nativity was vnder Vrsa Maior .
- She’s a bit of a dragon .
- Napoleon already warned of the awakening of the Dragon .
- (Fairholt)
Quotations
* (English Citations of "dragon")Derived terms
* bearded dragon * Chinese dragon * dragon beam * dragon boat * dragon boat festival * dragoness * dragonet * dragonfish * dragonfly * dragon fruit * dragonhead * dragonish * dragonking * dragon lady * dragon's blood * dragonslayer * dragon tie * dragon tree * dragon worm * feed the dragon * grand dragon * Komodo dragon * leafy sea dragon * reluctant dragon * snapdragon * tickle the dragon's tailSynonyms
* (legendary creature ): drake, monster, serpent, wyrm, wyvern, lindworm * (unpleasant woman ): battle-axe, bitch, harridan, shrew, termagant, viragoSee also
* basilisk * serpent * wyvern * wurm * Saint George * Saint Patrick ----poop
English
Etymology 1
Recorded since circa 1405, from (etyl) poupe, from (etyl) poppa, from (etyl) puppis, all meaning "stern of a ship".Derived terms
* poop deckSynonyms
* sternAntonyms
* bowVerb
(en verb)Etymology 2
Origin uncertain, possibly from (etyl) poupen.Verb
(en verb)- His horse pooped right in the middle of the parade.
Noun
- 2001 , , Thomas the tank engine collection : a unique collection of stories from the railway series - p. 157 - Egmont Books, Limited, Aug 15, 2001
- Two minutes passed - five - seven- ten. "Poop'! ' Poop !" Everyone knew that whistle, and a mighty cheer went up as the Queen's train glided into the station.