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Dun

noun/ɛŋkˈeɪk/
Definition
horse of a dull brownish grey color
a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɛŋkˈeɪk/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈʌn/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈʌn/
1 syllable Say it as /ɛŋkˈeɪk/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounhorse of a dull brownish grey color
nouna color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
“she wore dun”
verbtreat cruelly
“The children tormented the stuttering teacher”
verbpersistently ask for overdue payment
“The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone”
verbcure by salting
“dun codfish”
verbmake a dun color
adjectiveof a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color
“the dun and dreary prairie”
Word Forms
dunverbmake a dun color
tormentnounthe act of harassing someone
tormenternounsomeone who torments
tormentornounsomeone who torments
bedevilmentnounthe act of harassing someone
crucifixionnounthe infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
frustrationnouna feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized
dunnouna color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
Around the World
Europe
🇪🇸Spanish
pardo
caballo de color gris pardusco opaco
🇮🇹Italian
d'un
cavallo di colore grigio brunastro opaco
🇵🇹Portuguese
pardo
cavalo de cor cinza acastanhado opaco
🇷🇺Russian
серо-коричневый
лошадь тусклой буровато-серой масти
India
🇮🇳Hindi
धुंधला काले रंग
फीके भूरे भूरे रंग का घोड़ा
🇧🇩Bengali
ডন
একটি নিস্তেজ বাদামী ধূসর রঙের ঘোড়া
🇮🇳Tamil
டன்
மந்தமான பழுப்பு சாம்பல் நிறம் கொண்ட குதிரை
🇮🇳Telugu
డన్
మందమైన గోధుమ బూడిద రంగు యొక్క గుర్రం
🇮🇳Marathi
डन
निस्तेज तपकिरी राखाडी रंगाचा घोडा
🇮🇳Gujarati
ડન
નિસ્તેજ કથ્થઈ રાખોડી રંગનો ઘોડો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಡನ್
ಮಂದ ಕಂದು ಬೂದು ಬಣ್ಣದ ಕುದುರೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഡൺ
മുഷിഞ്ഞ തവിട്ട് കലർന്ന ചാരനിറത്തിലുള്ള കുതിര
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਡਨ
ਇੱਕ ਨੀਲੇ ਭੂਰੇ ਸਲੇਟੀ ਰੰਗ ਦਾ ਘੋੜਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
ڈن
ایک مدھم بھوری بھوری رنگ کا گھوڑا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
逼债
暗棕灰色的马
🇯🇵Japanese
ダン
鈍い茶色がかった灰色の馬
🇰🇷Korean
암갈색
칙칙한 갈색 회색 말
🇻🇳Vietnamese
không biết
ngựa có màu xám nâu xỉn
🇹🇭Thai
ดัน
ม้ามีสีเทาอมน้ำตาลหม่น
🇮🇩Indonesian
tidak
kuda berwarna abu-abu kecoklatan kusam
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
كميت
حصان ذو لون رمادي بني باهت
🇮🇷Persian
دان
اسبی به رنگ خاکستری مایل به قهوه ای مات
🇹🇷Turkish
kahretsin
donuk kahverengimsi gri renkli at
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dun'?
The primary meaning of 'dun' is 'horse of a dull brownish grey color'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dun' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dun' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dun' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dun' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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