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
- a dull grayish brown
- a dun horse
- an artificial fishing fly of this color
- mayfly
dun¹ Related Forms
dun′·ness noun
dun² Definition
dun (dun)
transitive verb, intransitive verb dunned, dun′·ning
- to ask (a debtor) insistently or repeatedly for payment
- to annoy constantly
Etymology: ? dial. var. of din
noun
- a person who duns
- an insistent demand, esp. for payment of a debt
dun Synonyms
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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