drones
Because it is a word with a single syllable, drones is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofdrones
- A male ant, bee or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen bee.
- Someone who does not work; a lazy person, an idler.
- One who performs menial or tedious work.
Synonyms: drudge
- A remotely controlled aircraft, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
Example: "One team member launched a camera drone over the Third Pole."
- A low-pitched hum or buzz.
- One of the fixed-pitch pipes on a bagpipe.
- A genre of music that uses repeated lengthy droning sounds.
- A humming or deep murmuring sound.
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