dûn

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Definition of dûn in English English dictionary

dun
To ask or beset a debtor for payment

Of all he had received from Lady Bellaston, not above five guineas remained and that very morning he had been dunned by a tradesman for twice that sum.

dun
A newly hatched, immature mayfly
dun
Of a brownish grey colour
dun
A brownish grey colour

dun colour:.

dun
To harass by continually repeating e.g. a request
dun
Eye dialect spelling of done: simple past tense and past participle of do

Now, ya dun it!.

dun
A valley in the Himalayan foothills, e.g. Dehra Dun
dun
A collector of debts

Frank's worried about duns,’ she said as the butler went away.

dun
to make a demand or repeated demands on for payment
dun
{v} to press hard or ask offen for a debt
dun
{n} between brown and black, dark, gloomy
dun
{n} a troubleseom clamorous creditor, a color
dun
done finish
dun
demand repeatedly, as in: The collection agency went to great lengths to dun him for payment of his bills
dun
Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless; inert
dun
a variable color averaging a nearly neutral slightly brownish dark gray
dun
Dial Up Networking: The item within Windows 9X that allows you to connect to the internet using a modem
dun
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
of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color; "the dun and dreary prairie"
dun
Dial Up Networking A way to connect to a network, including home networks, by dialing in over phone lines to a modem on a computer acting as a server
dun
A fortified Iron Age dwelling comprising a solid dry-stone wall with a door and enclosing an area containing houses or tents There may be have been a timber or thatch roof Typically, they were circular or oval in plan, with an internal diameter of around 60 ft A galleried dun had thicker walls which contained stairs, giving access to the roof, and to rooms and galleries within the walls, much like a broch Some archaeologists use the term semi-broch A promontory dun was built across the neck of a coastal or inland promontory of land Note that several Scottish monuments which are called duns - Dun Carloway, Dun Troddan and Dun Telve - are in fact brochs Some were in use until the mediæval period See Blockhouse, Wheelhouse
dun
This is a standard color of a horse Light to medium sand colored with dark skin The horse will have dark points (mane, tail, and lower legs )
dun
One who duns; a dunner
dun
To persistently demand payment of a delinquent account
dun
cure by salting; "dun codfish"
dun
Color pattern found frequently among mustangs, usually marked by dorsal stripe, black points, and sometimes zebra stripes on lower legs Basic colors vary from Buckskin (yellow or tan); Grulla (bluish gray); to red
dun
signifies a fortress or fortified place, usually on a hill Originally it meant a heap, mound or hill, and the use of these places as fortresses led to its present meaning
dun
colloquial, eye dialect, done, nodot=1, past of do, nocap=1
dun
horse of a dull brownish gray color a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat" make a dun color cure by salting; "dun codfish" persistently ask for overdue payment; "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone" of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color; "the dun and dreary prairie" Insensible; unfeeling
dun
make a dun color cure by salting; "dun codfish"
dun
Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black; of a dull brown color; swarthy
dun
Dial-up Networking – A part of the Windows 95/98 operating system used for initializing communications between modems and establishing new connections to remote dial-up services
dun
horse of a dull brownish gray color
dun
Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day
dun
A remote network that can be accessed via a telephone number Also provides modular support for multiple dial-up providers with support for a variety of different protocols
dun
To ask or beset, as a debtor, for payment; to urge importunately
dun
A mound or small hill
dun
horse of a dull brownish gray color a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat"
dun
Dial-up networking
dun
An urgent request or demand of payment; as, he sent his debtor a dun
dun
Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror
dun
Dial Up Networking Microsoft's name for the bit of Windows that handles modems
dun
Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt
dun
f: hill, mountain, moor 30
dun
{f} demand payment
dun
Dial-up Networking WAN Technology Associated with analogue and ISDN modems
dun
Insensible; unfeeling
dun
Acronym for Dial-Up Networking
dun
Same as Don't: Actually, i dun find fault in Elvin
dun
treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
dun
Something that is dun is a dull grey-brown colour. her dun mare. a brownish-grey colour
dun
Fort
dun
make a dun color
dun
{i} demand for payment; creditor
dun
persistently ask for overdue payment; "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"
dun
a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat"
American dun-bar
a species of moth found in parts North America
American dun-bars
plural form of American dun-bar
Dehra Dun
The state capital of Uttaranchal (India)
dunner
One employed in soliciting the payment of debts
dunner
{n} one who is employed to get in debts
dunning
{a} pressing often or much for a debt
Mao Dun
or Mao Tun orig. Shen Dehong or Shen Yanbing born July 4, 1896, Tongxiang, Zhejiang province, China died March 27, 1981, Beijing Chinese literary critic, author, and editor. A founder of the League of Left-Wing Writers (1930), he served as minister of culture after the communist government was established (1949-64). Many Western critics consider his trilogy of novellas Shi (1930; "Eclipse") to be his masterpiece. English translations of his works include Spring Silkworms and Other Stories (1956) and the novel Rainbow (1992). He is generally considered China's greatest novelist of realism
dunned
past of dun
dunner
{i} person whose job is to solicit the payment of debts
dunning
(Ticaret) An accounts receivable function that uses an escalating series of notices and defined verbiage to document the contacts and attempts made in collecting payment from a customer. Evidence of the attempts are a legal requirement in certain countries if claims are made for unpaid bills
dunning
Attempt to collect a debt
dunning
present participle of dun
duns
plural of dun
duns
third-person singular of dun
Turkish - English

Definition of dûn in Turkish English dictionary

dan dun
Bang!Bang! (imitating the sounds of shooting)
dûn

    Hyphenation

    dun

    Turkish pronunciation

    dʌn

    Pronunciation

    /ˈdən/ /ˈdʌn/

    Etymology

    [ 'd&n ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English dunn, from Late Brythonic (cf. Old Welsh dwnn 'dark (red)'), from Proto-Celtic *dusno (cf. Old Irish donn), from Proto-Indo-European *dwos (cf. Old English dosan 'chestnut brown'). More at dusk.
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