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dour
/ˈdaʊ ər/
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stubbornly unyielding
dour meaning(s)
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- (adj) stubbornly unyielding
- (adj) harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
- (adj) showing a brooding ill humor
dour usage(s) Create your Own
- After her dour 2003 album, American Life, she has migrated back to her safe place, and it's nice to hear her strutting again.
- That was when the north London side played a dour, defensive game.
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doura
sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
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dourah
sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
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dourly
in a sullen manner
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douroucouli
nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and…
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douse
/ˈdaʊs/
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put out, as of a candle or a light
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dousing
/ˈdaʊ sɪŋ/
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the act of wetting something by submerging it
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dove
/ˈdəv/
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a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
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dove's foot geranium
western geranium with small pink flowers; a common weed on lawns…
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dovecote
/ˈdəv kəʊt/
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a birdhouse for pigeons
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dovekie
small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions
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dover
/ˈdoʊ vər/
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the capital of the state of Delaware
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dover's powder
a medicinal powder made essentially of ipecac and opium; formerly used…
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dovetail
/ˈdəv ˌteɪl/
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a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
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dovetail joint
a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
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dovetail plane
a woodworking plane designed to make the grooves for dovetail joints
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dovish
/ˈdoʊ vɪʃ/
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opposed to war
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dovishness
any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict
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dovyalis
small genus of sometimes spiny shrubs or small trees; Africa; India; Sri Lanka
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dovyalis caffra
vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy…
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dovyalis hebecarpa
a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit…
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dow jones
an indicator of stock market prices; based on the share values of 30 blue-chip…
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dow-jones industrial average
an indicator of stock market prices; based on the…
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dowager
/ˈdaʊ ə dʒər/
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a widow holding property received from her deceased husband