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noun
1.
Informal. Also, dropper-in. a person who or thing that pays an unexpected or uninvited visit: a feeder for squirrels, raccoons, and other drop-ins.
2.
Informal. a social gathering at which the guests are not expected to stay long: Be sure to stop by our house for a glass of eggnog at our Christmas drop-in.
adjective
3.
provided for short-term patronage: a drop-in shelter for the homeless.
4.
requiring only insertion to be ready for use: a drop-in film cartridge.
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Drop-in
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Origin:
1810–20; noun, adj. use of verb phrase drop in
1810–20; noun, adj. use of verb phrase drop in
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