Synonyms of dun

Noun


1. dun, saddle horse, riding horse, mount

usage: horse of a dull brownish grey color

2. dun, greyish brown, grayish brown, fawn, light brown

usage: a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color; "she wore dun"

Verb


1. torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke

usage: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

2. dun, demand

usage: persistently ask for overdue payment; "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"

3. dun, cure

usage: cure by salting; "dun codfish"

4. dun, darken

usage: make a dun color

Adjective


1. dun, chromatic (vs. achromatic)

usage: of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color; "the dun and dreary prairie"

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Definition and meaning of dun (Dictionary)