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dunce, idiot, imbecile, jackass, moron, nitwit, numskull, simpleton

[3b] figure, form, manikin, mannequin—more at MANNEQUIN

1dump verb 1 : to let fall in a pile

2 : to get rid of unceremoniously

Synonyms

cast, discard, ditch, fling, jettison, junk, lose, reject, scrap, shed, shuck, slough, throw away, throw out, unload—more at DISCARD

2dump noun 1 : a place for dumping something (as refuse)

2 a : a reserve supply

b : a place where reserve supplies are kept

3 : a messy or objectionable place

Synonyms

armory, arsenal, depot, magazine—more at ARMORY

dump·ing noun : the act of one that dumps; especially : the selling of goods in quantity at below market price

Synonyms

disposal, disposition, jettison, removal, riddance—more at DISPOSAL

dump·ling noun 1 : a small mass of boiled or steamed dough

2 : a dessert of fruit baked in biscuit dough

dumps noun plural : a gloomy state of mind : low spirits

Synonyms

blues, dejection, depression, desolation, despondency, doldrums, forlornness, gloom, heartsickness, melancholy, sadness—more at SADNESS

dump truck noun : a truck for transporting and dumping bulk material

dumpy adjective dump·i·er; -est 1 : short and thick in build

2 : SHABBY

Synonyms

chunky, heavyset, squat, stocky, stout, stubby, stumpy, thickset—more at STOCKY

1dun noun : a brownish dark gray

2dun verb dunned; dun·ning 1 : to make persistent demands for payment

2 : PLAGUE, PESTER

— dun noun

3dun noun : an urgent request

Synonyms

claim, demand, requisition—more at DEMAND

dunce noun [ORIGIN: John Duns Scotus, whose once accepted writings were ridiculed in the 16th cent.]

: a slow stupid person

Synonyms

blockhead, cretin, dodo, dolt, donkey, dope, dummy, fathead, idiot, imbecile, jackass, moron, nitwit, numskull, simpleton—more at IDIOT

dun·der·head noun : DUNCE, BLOCKHEAD

dune noun : a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind

dune buggy noun : a motor vehicle with oversize tires for use on sand

1dung noun : the feces of an animal : MANURE

2dung verb : to dress (land) with dung

dun·ga·ree noun 1 : a heavy coarse cotton twill; especially : blue denim

2 plural : clothes made of blue denim

dun·geon noun [ORIGIN: ME dongeoun fortress, prison, fr. AF donjun, fr. VL *domnion-, *domnio keep, mastery, fr. L dominus lord]

: a dark prison commonly underground

dung·hill noun : a manure pile

dunk verb 1 : to dip or submerge temporarily in liquid

2 : to submerge oneself in water

3 : to shoot a basketball into the basket from above the rim

Synonyms

dip, douse, duck, immerse, souse, submerge—more at DIP

duo noun, plural du·os 1 : DUET

2 : two similar or associated things : PAIR

Synonyms

brace, couple, pair, twain, twosome—more at PAIR

duo·dec·i·mal adjective : of, relating to, or being a system of numbers with a base of 12

du·o·de·num noun, plural -de·na or -denums : the first part of the small intestine extending from the stomach to the jejunum

— du·o·de·nal adjective

dup abbreviation 1 duplex

2 duplicate

1dupe noun : one who is easily deceived or cheated

Synonyms

gull, pigeon, sap, sucker, tool; also victim; schlemiel; butt, derision, laughingstock, mark, mock, mockery; booby, dodo, fool, goose, half-wit, jackass, lunatic, monkey, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simpleton, turkey; pushover; loser

2dupe verb duped; dup·ing : to make a dupe of : DECEIVE

Synonyms

beguile, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, fool, gull, have, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misinform, mislead, string along, take in, trick—more at DECEIVE

du·ple adjective : having two beats or a multiple of two beats to the measure <~ time>

1duplex adjective : having two principal elements or parts : DOUBLE

Synonyms

binary, bipartite, double, dual, twin—more at DOUBLE

2duplex noun : something duplex; especially : a 2-family house

1duplicate adjective 1 : consisting of or existing in two corresponding or identical parts or examples

2 : being the same as

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