don 1 (d n)n.1. Don Abbr. D. Used as a courtesy title before the name of a man in a Spanish-speaking area. 2. Chiefly British a. A head, tutor, or fellow at a college of Oxford or Cambridge. b. A college or university professor. 3. The leader of an organized-crime family. 4. Archaic An important personage.
[Spanish dialectal and Italian, both from Latin dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots.] |
don 1 Verb
[donning, donned] to put on (clothing) [Middle English]
don 2 Noun
1. Brit a member of the teaching staff at a university or college
2. a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
3. (in the Mafia) the head of a family [Latin dominus lord]
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| Noun | 1. | Don - a Spanish gentleman or nobleman Spanish - the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain |
| 2. | don - teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) |
| 3. | don - the head of an organized crime familychief, top dog, head - a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation" |
| 4. | Don - Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish DanuCambria, 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 |
| 5. | Don - a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of AzovRussian Federation, Russia - a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state |
| 6. | Don - a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename; "Don Roberto"form of address, title of respect, title - an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" Spanish - the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain |
| Verb | 1. | don - put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" hat - put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted" try on, try - put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks" scarf - wrap in or adorn with a scarf slip on - put on with ease or speed; "slip into something more comfortable after work"; "slip on one's shoes" |
don verb put on,
get into, dress in, pull on, change into, get dressed in, clothe yourself in, slip on
or into
Translationsdon [dɔn] n (
Brit) →
(Universitäts)dozent m (besonders in Oxford und Cambridge)