English words starting with dun

Meanings of Dun:

adjective

Of a dull greyish-brown colour.

Usage examples:

A dun cow

noun

A dull greyish-brown colour.

Usage examples:

A mutt the colour of dun stood near by, barking every now and again.

verb

Make persistent demands on (someone), especially for payment of a debt.

Usage examples:

After he left oxford he was frequently dunned for his debts

Meanings of Dunal:

adjective

Of or relating to a dune or dunes; characterized by large numbers of dunes.

Meanings of Dunbird:

noun

Any of various dun-coloured ducks, especially a (female) pochard, aythya ferina.

Meanings of Dunce:

noun

A person who is slow at learning; a stupid person.

Usage examples:

He was baffled by arithmetic and they called him a dunce at school

Meanings of Duncedom:

noun

Literary dunces collectively; the state or reputation of being a literary dunce.

Meanings of Duncehood:

noun

The state or condition of being a dunce; especially stupidity, idiocy.

Meanings of Duncery:

noun

Behaviour, actions, or qualities characteristic of a person who is stupid or slow to learn or understand; stupidity, idiocy.

Meanings of Dunces:

noun

A person who is slow at learning; a stupid person.

Usage examples:

He was baffled by arithmetic and they called him a dunce at school

Meanings of Dunch:

noun

A loud noise; a bang, a crash. scottish and english regional in later use.

adjective

Deaf; hard of hearing.

verb

(especially , and irish english after middle english. to deliver a short, sharp blow to (someone or something); to strike, thump, push; to knock against, bump into; specifically to give (a person) a nudge or poke with the elbow.

Meanings of Duncical:

adjective

Slow to learn or understand; stupid, unintelligent, dim-witted.

Meanings of Duncify:

verb

To make a dunce of; especially to render (a person) stupid, slow-witted, or confused.

Meanings of Duncish:

adjective

Slow to learn or understand; stupid, unintelligent.

Meanings of Duncishly:

adverb

Stupidly, unintelligently.

Meanings of Duncishness:

noun

The state or quality of being a dunce; stupidity, idiocy.

Meanings of Dundee:

proper noun

A city in eastern scotland, on the north side of the firth of tay; population 141,600 (est. 2009).

noun

A cake containing dried fruit, usually with almonds (= a type of nut) on the top of it

Meanings of Dunder:

noun

In the production of rum: the lees or dregs from the fermentation of a batch of cane juice or molasses, which contains active yeasts and is typically reserved and left to ferment in a vat or pit before being used to start the fermentation of fresh batches. in early use also: †refuse or dregs from the process of sugar production, used in the fermentation of rum (obsolete).

verb

To make a loud, deep resounding noise; to reverberate, rumble.

Meanings of Dunderhead:

noun

A stupid person.

Usage examples:

Show the dunderheads how the thing should be handled

Meanings of Dunderheadedness:

noun

Foolishness, stupidity.

Meanings of Dunderheads:

noun

A stupid person.

Usage examples:

Show the dunderheads how the thing should be handled

Meanings of Dunderpate:

noun

A stupid or foolish person; = "dunderhead".

Meanings of Dunderpates:

noun

A stupid or foolish person; = "dunderhead".

Meanings of Dundreary:

noun

Designating fashions, clothing, etc., characteristic or reminiscent of the character of the foppish lord dundreary, especially designating the long, drooping style of sideburns popularized by the character and fashionable in the second half of the 19th century, as "dundreary whiskers".

Meanings of Dunes:

noun

A mound or ridge of sand or other loose sediment formed by the wind, especially on the sea coast or in a desert.

Usage examples:

A sand dune

Meanings of Dunfish:

noun

Cod or similar fish cured by being lightly salted and, over a period of several months, alternately dried in the air and left piled in a dark storeroom to sweat, a process imparting a distinctive dark reddish-brown colour to the cured fish.

Meanings of Dung:

noun

The excrement of animals; manure.

Usage examples:

The scent of dung from the nearby manure pile also makes it difficult to breathe.

verb

Drop or spread dung on (a piece of ground).

Usage examples:

But avoid dunging ground that you plan to use for carrots and parsnips