draak

Definitions of draak
  1. noun
    a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
  2. noun
    a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
    synonyms: duivelin, feeks, furie, harpij, heks, helleveeg, hollewaai, karonje, viswijf, xantippe
  3. noun
    a malicious woman with a fierce temper
    synonyms: duivelin, feeks, furie, harpij, heks, helleveeg, hollewaai, karonje, moervos, viswijf, xantippe
  4. noun
    an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
    synonyms: melodrama, tearjerker, tranentrekker
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    type of:
    blijspel, komedie, lachfilm
    light and humorous drama with a happy ending
  5. noun
    a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy
    synonyms: tearjerker, tranentrekker
  6. noun
    a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman
  7. noun
    any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body
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    type of:
    boomhagedis
    a lizard of the family Agamidae
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