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dun¹ Definition

dun (dun)

adjective

dull grayish-brown

Etymology: ME & OE, akin to OS, chestnut-brown, ult. (? via Celt) < IE *dhus-no < base *dhus, dust-colored: see fury

noun

  1. a dull grayish brown
  2. a dun horse
  3. an artificial fishing fly of this color
  4. mayfly

dun¹ Related Forms

dun·ness noun

dun² Definition

dun (dun)

transitive verb, intransitive verb dunned, dun·ning

  1. to ask (a debtor) insistently or repeatedly for payment
  2. to annoy constantly

Etymology: ? dial. var. of din

noun

  1. a person who duns
  2. an insistent demand, esp. for payment of a debt

dun Synonyms

dun

modif.

brownish, sallow, dull; see brown, drab 2.

dun Usage Examples

Preposition: with

point: COLORED " Bay, brown or dun with black points " .

Converse of object

approach: As you approach Duns You need to turn left heading for Longformacus.

Adjective modifier

  • dark: Both the short legged and non short legged types are kept and all three color variants: black, red and dark dun.
  • bold: The risk factors appear to be hyped, with bold transfer deal dun, arbitration and the Alive & Kicking appeal always ongoing.

Modifies a noun

  • scotus: Duns Scotus insists there is only one way open to receive God, the way of revelation received by the authority of the Church.
  • manager: DUN Manager now assumes that files dated more then 90 days beyond today are really last year.
  • cow: It is said that a redheaded girl driving a dun cow will find them.
  • color: Everything has been reduced to a uniform dun color, thanks to dust blowing ceaselessly off the desert.
  • sediment: In the Pakistani Siwaliks, dun sediments and associated geological features are absent.
  • dis: Hope u enjoyed it Can i jus say dat ive dun dis 4 half a year!

Noun used with modifier

  • island: The site overlooks an island dun in Loch an Duin.
  • summit: Site 1 was situated on the summit dun ( Enclosure A ) and measured approx.
  • transfer: The risk factors appear to be hyped, with bold transfer deal dun, arbitration and the Alive & Kicking appeal always ongoing.
  • deal: The risk factors appear to be hyped, with bold transfer deal dun, arbitration and the Alive & Kicking appeal always ongoing.

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