DON (donned, donning)
Dictionary entry overview: What does Don mean?
• DON (noun)
The noun DON has 6 senses:
1. a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
2. teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
3. the head of an organized crime family
4. Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu
5. a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov
6. a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename
Familiarity information: DON used as a noun is common.
• DON (verb)
The verb DON has 1 sense:
1. put clothing on one's body
Familiarity information: DON used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DON (noun)
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)
Meaning:
Teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
preceptor; don
Hypernyms ("don" is a kind of...):
instructor; teacher (a person whose occupation is teaching)
Domain region:
Britain; GB; 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)
Meaning:
The head of an organized crime family
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
don; father
Hypernyms ("don" is a kind of...):
chief; head; top dog (a person who is in charge)
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)
Meaning:
A European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Don River; Don
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)
Meaning:
A Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
Don Roberto
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)
• DON (verb)
Meaning:
Put clothing on one's body
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
don; put on; get into; assume; wear
Context examples:
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
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
