ob·sess ( …b-sµs", ¼ b-) v. ob·sessed ob·sess·ing ob·sess·es v. tr. 1. To preoccupy the mind of excessively. v. intr. 1. To have the mind excessively preoccupied with a single emotion or topic: " She's dead. And you're still obsessing " Scott Turow [Latin obsid¶re obsess-to beset, occupy ob- on; See ob- sed ¶re to sit; See sed- in Indo-European Roots.] ob·ses "sor n.

dread ( drµd) v. dread·ed dread·ing dreads v. tr. 1. To be in terror of. 2. To anticipate with alarm, distaste, or reluctance: dreaded the long drive home. 3. Archaic To hold in awe or reverence. v. intr. 1. To be very afraid. n. 1. Profound fear; terror. 2. Fearful or distasteful anticipation. See note at fear . 3. An object of fear, awe, or reverence. 4. Archaic Awe; reverence. adj. 1. Causing terror or fear: a dread disease. 2. Inspiring awe: the dread presence of the headmaster. [Middle English dreden short for adreden from Old English adrÆdan from ondrÆdan to advise against, fear ond-, and- against; See un- 2 r Ædan to advise; See rede ]

dream ( dr¶m) n. 1. A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. 2. A daydream; a reverie. 3. A state of abstraction; a trance. 4. A wild fancy or hope. 5. A condition or achievement that is longed for; an aspiration: a dream of owning their own business. 6. One that is exceptionally gratifying, excellent, or beautiful: Our new car runs like a dream. v. dreamed or dreamt ( drµmt) dream·ing dreams v. intr. 1. To experience a dream in sleep: dreamed of meeting an old friend. 2. To daydream. 3. To have a deep aspiration: dreaming of a world at peace. 4. To regard something as feasible or practical: I wouldn't dream of trick skiing on icy slopes. v. tr. 1. To experience a dream of while asleep: Did it storm last night, or did I dream it? 2. To conceive of; imagine. 3. To pass (time) idly or in reverie.

Phrasal Verbs: dream up 1. To invent; concoct: dreamed up a plan to corner the market. [Middle English drem from Old English dr¶am joy, music Old Saxon dr½mmirth, dream]

drear ( drîr) adj. 1. Dreary.

dry·ad ( drº"…d, - ²d") n. Greek Mythology 1. A divinity presiding over forests and trees; a wood nymph. [Middle English Driad from Latin Dryas Dryad-from Greek Druas from drus tree; See deru- in Indo-European Roots.] dry·ad "ic ( -²d"¹k) adj.

deru- . Important derivatives are: tree truce true truth trust tray trough trim tar 1 endure druid Also dreu- To be firm, solid, steadfast; hence specialized senses " wood," " tree," and derivatives referring to objects made of wood. I. 1. Suffixed variant form *drew-o- . a. TREE , from Old English tr ¶ow, tree, from Germanic *trewam ; b. TRUCE , from Old English tr ¶ow, pledge, from Germanic *treuw ½. 2. Variant form dreu- . a. TRUE , from Old English tr ¶owe, firm, true; b. TROW , from Old English tr ¶owian, tr ¿wian, to trust; c. TRIG 1 , from Old Norse tryggr , firm, true; d. TROTH , TRUTH ; BETROTH , from Old English tr ¶owth faith, loyalty, truth, from Germanic abstract noun *treuwith ½; e. TRUST , from Old Norse traust , confidence, firmness, from Germanic abstract noun *traustam ; f. TRYST , from Old French triste , waiting place ( < " place where one waits trustingly "), probably from a source akin to Old Norse denominative treysta , to trust, make firm. a, b, c, d, e, and f all from Germanic *treuwaz . 3. Variant form *drou- . TRAY , from Old English tr ¶g, tr ºg, wooden board, from Germanic *traujam . 4. Suffixed zero-grade form *dru-ko- . TROUGH , from Old English trog , wooden vessel, tray, from Germanic *trugaz . 5. Suffixed zero-grade form *dru-mo- . a. TRIM , from Old English trum , firm, strong; b. SHELTER , from Old English truma , troop. Both a and b from Germanic *trum- . 6. Variant form *derw- . TAR 1 , from Old English te(o)ru , resin, pitch (obtained from the pine tree), from Germanic *terw- . 7. Suffixed variant form *dr ¿-ro-. DOUR , DURAMEN , DURESS , DURUM ; ( DURA MATER ), ENDURE , INDURATE , OBDURATE , from Latin d ¿rus, hard (many of whose English derivatives represent a semantic cross with Latin d ¿r³re, to last long; see deu …-). 8. Lengthened zero-grade form *dr ¿-. DRUPE , DRYAD ; DRYOPITHECINE , GERMANDER , HAMADRYAD , from Greek drus , oak. 9. Reduplicated form *der-drew- , dissimilated with suffix in *der-drew-on . DENDRO- , DENDRON ; PHILODENDRON , RHODODENDRON , from Greek dendron , tree. 10. DRUID , from Latin druides , druids, probably from Celtic compound *dru-wid- , " strong seer " ( *wid- , seeing; see weid- ), the Celtic priestly caste. 11. O-grade form *doru- . DEODAR , from Sanskrit d ³ru, wood, timber. [ Pokorny deru- 214. ]