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donkey Definition

don·key (däŋkē, dôŋ-; also, duŋ-)

noun pl. -·keys

  1. a domesticated ass
  2. a person regarded as stupid, foolish, or obstinate

Etymology: also earlier donky: late slang, rhyming with and patterned after monkey: < ? Duncan or < ? dun

donkey Synonyms

donkey

n.

burro, ass, jackass, jennet, beast of burden, Jerusalem pony, back burro, jack, jenny, mule, hinny, Rocky Mountain canary*, Missouri hummingbird*, maud*, donk*, hee-haw*; see also horse 1.

donkey Usage Examples

Possessives

ear: A tale of mythical mayhem featuring a king who goes for a walk and returns with donkey's ears.

Converse of object

  • bray: Otherwise you appear to be a barking dog or a braying donkey.
  • nod: Nodding donkeys pull out oil from barren landscapes, bubbling in pools over the soil.
  • ride: Riding a donkey, or racing a quad bike?
  • beat: A tortoise ride on the beach beats a donkey ride any day.
  • rescue: In 1987 Vicki rescued the donkey ' Blackie ' from death in a fiesta in Spain.
  • adopt: I hear that Bob apparently wants to adopt the donkey, Edward, with whom he has worked recently.

Adjective modifier

  • laden: Showing a woman posing beside her laden donkey, with three figures standing in the background.
  • miniature: For a long moment he concentrated on the miniature donkey nibbling the grass around the wooden zebra.
  • wild: Wild donkeys of Karpas peninsula Photo by Halid Izzet The region also houses the wild Cypriot donkeys who gaze care-free in the nature.
  • dead: I had been told he had two dead donkeys that, sadly, had been hit by a train.
  • little: Little donkey, little donkey Had a heavy day Little donkey carry Mary Safely on her way.
  • female: Jenny and Jack A female donkey is called a Jenny A male is called a Jack.

Modifies a noun

  • cart: A donkey cart with a taxi license nailed to the frame also travels Cuba's streets.
  • poo: Some good tracks, some donkey poo ones, but in 5 years time, will you remember any of them that well?
  • sanctuary: Information sheet 2: Donkey Sanctuary notes on feeding.
  • jacket: Would Virgin have been so obliging to a bloke in a donkey jacket?
  • ride: Advert for donkey rides, Thailand: would you like to ride on your own ass?
  • trail: A network of well maintained donkey trails make this a walkers ' paradise.

Noun used with modifier

snappit: So after that mostly played with the dolls house and snappit donkey until lunchtime. sometimes with BB, and sometimes most definitely not.