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DON

Pronunciation (US):

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Irregular inflected forms: donned    , donning   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename

Example:

Don Roberto

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Don" is a kind of...):

form of address; title; title of respect (an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. 'Mr.' or 'General')

Domain category:

Spanish (the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov

Synonyms:

Don; Don River

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Don" is a part of...):

Russia; Russian Federation (a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Celtic deity (a deity worshipped by the Celts)

Domain region:

Cambria; Cymru; Wales (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A Spanish gentleman or nobleman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Don" is a kind of...):

gentleman (a man of refinement)

Domain category:

Spanish (the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain)

Sense 5

Meaning:

The head of an organized crime family

Synonyms:

don; father

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("don" is a kind of...):

chief; head; top dog (a person who is in charge)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)

Synonyms:

don; preceptor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("don" is a kind of...):

instructor; teacher (a person whose occupation is teaching)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put clothing on one's body

Example:

He got into his jeans

Synonyms:

assume; don; get into; put on; wear

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "don" is one way to...):

dress; get dressed (put on clothes)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "don"):

hat (put on or wear a hat)

try; try on (put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice)

scarf (wrap in or adorn with a scarf)

slip on (put on with ease or speed)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Credits

 Context examples: 

I don't mean the normal happiness that comes from seeing friends, receiving presents, or spending time with family members.

(NPI - Seem Too Cheerful or Too Happy for No Reason, NCI Thesaurus)

And you don’t want your name to appear?

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Chemical name. (spell Greek characters and don't use superscript or subscript)

(Chemical Name, Food and Drug Administration)

The disease can be so mild you don't realize you have it or severe enough to make you weak.

(Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

However, if you don't treat the infection, it stays in your body.

(Chagas Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

They grow slowly and don't produce symptoms in the early stages.

(Carcinoid Tumors, NIH)

Some people don't even realize they have it.

(Cardiomyopathy, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Some cause no symptoms and don't need treatment.

(Chiari Malformation, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Don't take medications prescribed for someone else.

(Medication Errors, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

“Because I am a bigger bit of the ferment than you? Don’t you see? Don’t you see?”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)