Dictionary Check: dun

"dun" is a valid word!

Scrabble 4 points
Words with Friends 6 points

Definition

adjective

of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color

Example: "the dun and dreary prairie"
noun

horse of a dull brownish grey color

noun

a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color

Example: "she wore dun"
verb

treat cruelly

Example: "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
verb

persistently ask for overdue payment

Example: "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"
verb

cure by salting

Example: "dun codfish"

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