Defenition of the word dun
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Defenition of the word dun
- The colour of the coats of some horses: pale with a dark face, mane, back and tail.
- of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color; "the dun and dreary prairie"
- horse of a dull brownish gray color
- make a dun color
- cure by salting; "dun codfish"
- persistently ask for overdue payment; "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"
- a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat"
- annoy constantly
- treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
- horse of a dull brownish grey color
- a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
- cure by salting
- persistently ask for overdue payment
- treat cruelly
- of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color
Synonyms for the word dun
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- bedevil
- crucify
- fawn
- frustrate
- grayish brown
- greyish brown
- rag
- tantalize
- torment
Similar words in the dun
Hyponyms for the word dun
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- badger
- beleaguer
- bug
- hamstring
- madden
- oppress
- persecute
- pester
- tease
Hypernyms for the word dun
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- annoy
- beset
- bother
- chevvy
- chevy
- chivvy
- chivy
- cure
- darken
- demand
- devil
- get at
- get to
- gravel
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- irritate
- light brown
- molest
- mount
- nark
- nettle
- plague
- provoke
- rag
- riding horse
- rile
- saddle horse
- vex
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