单词 | dun |
释义 | dun1[ duhn ] / dʌn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dun ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), dunned, dun·ning.to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt. nouna person, especially a creditor, who duns another. a demand for payment, especially a written one. Origin of dun1First recorded in 1620–30; origin obscure Words nearby dundumpy level, dum spiro, spero, Dumuzi, dum vivimus, vivamus, Dumyat, dun, Duna, Dünaburg, Dunaj, Dunant, Dunărea Definition for dun (2 of 2)dun2 [ duhn ] / dʌn / adjectivedull, grayish brown. dark; gloomy. nouna dun color. a dun-colored horse with a black mane and tail. mayfly. Angling. dun fly. Origin of dun2before 1000; Middle English dun(ne), Old English dunn; cognate with Old Saxon dun OTHER WORDS FROM dundunness, nounDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dunBritish Dictionary definitions for dun (1 of 2)dun1 / (dʌn) / verb duns, dunning or dunned(tr) to press or importune (a debtor) for the payment of a debt nouna person, esp a hired agent, who importunes another for the payment of a debt a demand for payment, esp one in writing Word Origin for dunC17: of unknown origin British Dictionary definitions for dun (2 of 2)dun2 / (dʌn) / nouna brownish-grey colour a horse of this colour angling
adjective dunner or dunnestof a dun colour dark and gloomy Word Origin for dunOld English dunn; related to Old Norse dunna wild duck, Middle Irish doun dark; see dusk Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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