About The Word Dor
Learn about the word Dor to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Dor definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Dor
| Dor Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Dor?Synonyms | Synonyms for Dor: Related Terms | Find terms related to Dor: See Also | Dor In Webster's Dictionary \Dor\, n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L.
taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. {Dormouse}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A large European scaraboid beetle ({Geotrupes stercorarius}),
which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also
applied to allied American species, as the {June bug}. Called
also {dorr}, {dorbeetle}, or {dorrbeetle}, {dorbug},
{dorrfly}, and {buzzard clock}.
\Dor\, n. [Cf. {Dor} a beetle, and {Hum}, {Humbug}.] A trick, joke, or deception. --Beau. & Fl. {To give one the dor}, to make a fool of him. [Archaic] --P. Fletcher. \Dor\, v. t. To make a fool of; to deceive. [Obs.] [Written also {dorr}.] --B. Jonson. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Chloranthus ‐ type genus of the…
- Traditionalist ‐ one who adheres to traditional views [adj] stubbornly conservative…
- Grazier ‐ a rancher who grazes cattle or sheep…
- Time sharing ‐ (computer science) the use of a central computer by many users…
- Family ceratophyllaceae ‐ coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum:…
- Deliriously ‐ as if in a delirium; "he was talking deliriously" [adv] in a…
- Jack bean ‐ annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing…
- Aidoneus ‐ (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology;…
- Continental congress ‐ the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel…
- Gluteus ‐ any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock…