Drone

n. stingless male bee; UAV, unmanned small aircraft that is operated by remote control; monotone, low and continuous dull sound; buzzing noise; humming sound; (Music) any bagpipe without finger holes that produces a single tone, bourdon; idler, lazy person, dawdler

v. hum, buzz; speak in monotonous tone

Drone may refer to: In nature:Drone (bee), a male beeA male waspA male antIn vehicles:A pilotless airplane (drone), often used for target practice or surveillanceA remotely operated vehicle (ROV), used for mine clearing or underwater explorationAn unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), a robotic land vehicle often used to replace humans in hazardous situationsIn fiction:A member of the Drones Club in P. G. Wodehouse's novelsA humanoid that has been assimilated by the Borg in the fictional Star Trek universeDrone, an episode of Star Trek: VoyagerDrone Weapon, similar to a guided missile, in the Stargate universe Three robotic helpers in the movie Silent Running, named Huey, Dewey and LouieIn the novel The Traveller, the term drones describes a class of citizens that have become exhausted Drone, a self-conscious intelligent machine in the Culture series of novels by Iain M. BanksIn the film The Black HoleDetective Drone, the hero of Victorian crime storiesDrones, a breed of Zerg used for construction and mining in the StarCraft science-fiction series.Drones, called Yanme'e in their own language, are one of the antagonistic races of the Covenant in the Halo series of video games.
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Noun
1. stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
(hypernym) bee
2. an unchanging intonation
(synonym) monotone, droning
(hypernym) intonation, modulation, pitch contour
(derivation) drone on
3. someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
(synonym) dawdler, laggard, lagger, trailer
(hypernym) idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum
(hyponym) loiterer, lingerer
4. an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
(synonym) pilotless aircraft, radio-controlled aircraft
(hypernym) heavier-than-air craft
5. a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
(synonym) drone pipe, bourdon
(hypernym) pipe, tabor pipe
(part-holonym) bagpipe, pipes
Verb
1. make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on"
(hypernym) sound, go
(derivation) monotone, droning
2. talk in a monotonous voice
(synonym) drone on
(hypernym) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
(derivation) monotone, droning

n. drone, UAV, unmanned small aircraft that is operated by remote control

(v. i.)
The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers no honey. See Honeybee.
  

(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.
  

(v. i.)
One who lives on the labors of others; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggard.
  

(v. i.)
A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition.
  

(v. i.)
A humming or deep murmuring sound.
  

(n.)
To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound.
  

(n.)
To love in idleness; to do nothing.