dun2 |
a dull grayish brown color. [3 definitions] |
dunce |
an unintelligent, foolish, or ignorant person. |
dunce cap |
a cone-shaped cap worn in former times by school children as punishment for slowness or laziness. |
dunderhead |
a stupid, idiotic person; dunce; numbskull. |
dune |
a mound or hill of sand built up by the action of wind. |
dune buggy |
a lightweight car, usu. without doors or windows, that has a rear-engine chassis and oversized tires that make driving over sand dunes easier. |
dung |
solid excrement; feces, esp. nonhuman. [2 definitions] |
dungaree |
a heavy, coarse cotton fabric, usu. blue; denim. [3 definitions] |
dung beetle |
any of various beetles that feed on and breed in dung; scarab. |
dungeon |
a jail or jail cell, esp. a dark, damp one underground. |
dunghill |
a large pile of dung. [2 definitions] |
dunk |
to immerse in a liquid. [4 definitions] |
dunk shot |
in basketball, a shot made by jumping up and thrusting the ball through the hoop from above. |
dunlin |
a small brown and white sandpiper that breeds in northern areas of the Northern Hemisphere. |
dunnage |
loose packing material used for protection or ventilation around cargo on a ship or train. [2 definitions] |
duo |
a musical composition for two performers, or the two performers themselves. [3 definitions] |
duo- |
two. |
duodecimal |
of, concerning, or based on twelve or twelfths (used esp. to describe a number system with twelve instead of ten digits). [3 definitions] |
duodecimo |
the page size of a book that is five by seven and a half inches or one twelfth of a printer's sheet. [3 definitions] |
duodenal |
pertaining to or affecting the duodenum. |
duodenum |
the short, rather straight portion of the small intestine nearest to the stomach. |