| Drone: English to English |
| Drone (n.) To love in idleness; to do nothing. |
| Drone (n.) To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound. |
| Drone (v. i.) A humming or deep murmuring sound. |
| Drone (v. i.) A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition. |
| Drone (v. i.) One who lives on the labors of others; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggard. |
| Drone (v. i.) That which gives out a grave or monotonous tone or dull sound; as: (a) A drum. [Obs.] Halliwell. (b) The part of the bagpipe containing the two lowest tubes, which always sound the key note and the fifth. |
| Drone (v. i.) The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers no honey. See Honeybee. |