| dragon | | |
| n. (person) | 1. dragon, firedrake | a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings. |
| ~ mythical creature, mythical monster | a monster renowned in folklore and myth. |
| ~ fafnir | (Norse mythology) the Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd. |
| ~ wivern, wyvern | a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs. |
| n. (person) | 2. dragon, tartar | a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman. |
| ~ disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman | a woman who is an unpleasant person. |
| n. (object) | 3. draco, dragon | a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus. |
| ~ constellation | a configuration of stars as seen from the earth. |
| n. (animal) | 4. dragon, flying dragon, flying lizard | any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body. |
| ~ agamid, agamid lizard | a lizard of the family Agamidae. |
| ~ genus draco, draco | a reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards. |
| eclipse | | |
| n. (event) | 1. eclipse, occultation | one celestial body obscures another. |
| ~ egress, emersion | (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse. |
| ~ ingress, immersion | (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse. |
| ~ break, interruption | some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity.; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" |
| ~ solar eclipse | the moon interrupts light from the sun. |
| ~ lunar eclipse | the earth interrupts light shining on the moon. |
| ~ total eclipse | an eclipse as seen from a place where the eclipsed body is completely obscured. |
| ~ partial eclipse | an eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially obscured. |
| v. (stative) | 2. dominate, eclipse, overshadow | be greater in significance than.; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness" |
| ~ bulk large, brood, loom, hover | hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing.; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" |
| v. (perception) | 3. eclipse, occult | cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention.; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies" |
| ~ overshadow | cast a shadow upon.; "The tall tree overshadowed the house" |
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