dun

Meanings

• noun

  A fortified hill or mound, especially one occupied by a medieval Scottish clan.

  - "The dun lies atop a hill overlooking the loch."
  - "The clan gathered at their ancestral dun for the annual gathering."

• adjective

  A term used to describe the color of a horse that is a dull brown or bay.

  - "The dun horse stood out against the green grass."
  - "The jockey preferred riding dun horses because of their endurance."

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Antonyms

don't

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Synonyms

accomplish , carry out , functionate , attend , serve , wait on , defraud , diddle , mug off , rip off , scam , do in , murder , off , rub out , furnish , give , supply , go to bed with , sleep with , imitate , personate , take off , serve

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dun
tun , fun , bun

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Variants

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dun , dunner , dunness , dunnesses , dunnest , duns , dunned , dunning , Dun Laoghaire , Kingstown , Dehra Dun , Lao Dan , Lao Dun , Lao Jun , Lao-tzu , Laozi , Li Er , Li Erh , Tai Shang Lao-Jun , Tai Shang Xuanyuan Huangdi , d'un certain age

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'fort' in Old English. The Scottish term for a fortified hill or mound.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'dun' is also used in heraldry to describe a mound or hill represented in a coat of arms.

2. The Scottish town of Dunfermline is named after the Dun, or fort, that once stood there.

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Related Concepts

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1. dungeon: A room or building used for the imprisonment or torture of individuals, derived from the Old French word 'donjon', which means 'keep' or 'fortress'.

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Culture

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In Scottish history and literature, duns were important strongholds for clans, often located atop hills or craggy outcroppings. These fortified settlements provided protection against invaders and served as symbols of clan power and heritage.

How to Memorize "dun"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a medieval Scottish fortress atop a hill, with walls and towers. Visualize the clan members living and working within the fortress.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'dun' with the image of a Scottish castle or fortress.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Dun is a fort, up on a hill, with clans that live and still'.

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