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English adjective: dun | |||
| 1. | dun of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color | ||
| Samples | The dun and dreary prairie. | ||
| Similar | chromatic | ||
| Antonyms | achromatic, neutral | ||
English noun: dun | |||
| 1. | dun (animal) horse of a dull brownish grey color | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mount, riding horse, saddle horse | ||
| 2. | dun (attribute) a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color | ||
| Samples | She wore dun. | ||
| Synonyms | fawn, grayish brown, greyish brown | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | light brown | ||
English verb: dun | |||
| 1. | dun (emotion) treat cruelly | ||
| Samples | The children tormented the stuttering teacher. | ||
| Synonyms | bedevil, crucify, frustrate, rag, torment | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | badger, beleaguer, bug, hamstring, madden, oppress, persecute, pester, tease | ||
| 2. | dun (communication) persistently ask for overdue payment | ||
| Samples | The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | demand | ||
| 3. | dun (change) cure by salting | ||
| Samples | Dun codfish. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cure | ||
| Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
| 4. | dun (change) make a dun color | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | darken | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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