don
Plural: dons
Noun
- a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
- teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
- the head of an organized crime family
- Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu
- a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov
- a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename
- "Don Roberto"
- A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
- An employee of a university residence who lives among the student residents.
- A mafia boss.
- A (usually Spanish or Italian) title of respect to a man, especially a lord or nobleman.
- Any man, bloke, dude.
Verb
Verb Forms: donned, donning, dons
- To put on an item of clothing.
- put clothing on one's body
- "The princess donned a long blue dress"
- To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire.
Examples
- He would don his thinking cap before every Scrabble game, ready for mental combat.
- To don one's clothes.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin dominus (“lord, head of household”), akin to Italian don, Sicilian don, Spanish don; from domus (“house”). Doublet of dom, domine, dominie, and dominus.
Synonyms
assume, Don River, father, get into, preceptor, put on, wear, accouter, address, apparel, array, attire, beclothe, clothe, dight, don, donny, dress, enrobe, equip, invest, robe, slip on, vest
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 4
don: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddon: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
don: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary