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Meaning and definition for "dun" word

[noun] horse of a dull brownish gray color
[noun] a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat"
[adjective] of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color; "the dun and dreary prairie"
[verb] make a dun color
[verb] cure by salting; "dun codfish"
[verb] persistently ask for overdue payment; "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"
[verb] treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
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\Dun\, n. [See {Dune}.] A mound or small hill.
\Dun\, v. t. To cure, as codfish, in a particular manner, by laying them, after salting, in a pile in a dark place, covered with salt grass or some like substance.
\Dun\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Dunned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dunning}.] [AS. dyne noise, dynian to make a noise, or fr. Icel. dynr, duna, noise, thunder, duna to thunder; the same word as E. din. ???. See {Din}.] To ask or beset, as a debtor, for payment; to urge importunately. Hath she sent so soon to dun? --Swift.
\Dun\, n. 1. One who duns; a dunner. To be pulled by the sleeve by some rascally dun. --Arbuthnot. 2. An urgent request or demand of payment; as, he sent his debtor a dun.
\Dun\, a. [AS. dunn. of Celtic origin; cf. W. dwn, Ir. & Gael. donn.] Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black; of a dull brown color; swarthy. Summer's dun cloud comes thundering up. -- Pierpont. Chill and dun Falls on the moor the brief November day. --Keble. {Dun crow} (Zo["o]l.), the hooded crow; -- so called from its color; -- also called {hoody}, and {hoddy}. {Dun diver} (Zo["o]l.), the goosander or merganser.

Synonyms for dun

bedevil, chromatic, crucify, fawn, frustrate, grayish brown, greyish brown, rag, torment

See also: badger | beleaguer | beset | bug | chevvy | chevy | chivvy | chivy | cure | darken | demand | hamstring | harass | harry | hassle | light brown | madden | molest | mount | oppress | persecute | pester | plague | provoke | riding horse | saddle horse | tease |

Related terms: brownish, calico pony, caliginous, call, coax, collection agent, dunner, gnaw, khaki, manifest, mortgage-holder, murky, piebald, plague, push, score, seal, seal-brown, somber, toast, umber, yellowish-brown

The fun area, different aproach to word »dun«

Let's analyse "dun" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and One vowel. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: NUD. Average typing speed for these characters is 795 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: -.. ..- -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: dun: 3 = 3, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: dun: 4 + 3 + 5 = 12, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
D (1) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
U (1) 21 World Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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