Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the nomenclature of the spicular elements of sponges, a monaxial lance-shaped or curved rod, one end of which is sharply pointed while the other has a two- or three-edged blade.
- noun An abbreviation of
Doric . - noun Alamellicorn beetle of the family Scarabæidæ, a species of dung-beetle, Geotrypes stercorarius.
- noun A drone (bee).
- noun The cockchafer, Melolontha vulgaris.
- noun Also
dor-beetle . - noun One of several ground-beetles, species of the family Carabidæ and genus Harpalus. More fully called
black dor . - To hoax; humbug; make a fool of; perplex.
- noun A trick; a practical joke.
- noun A practical joker.
- noun A fool.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A large European scaraboid beetle (
Geotrupes stercorarius ), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied American species, as theJune bug . Called alsodorr ,dorbeetle , ordorrbeetle ,dorbug ,dorrfly , andbuzzard clock . - transitive verb obsolete To make a fool of; to deceive.
- noun A trick, joke, or deception.
- noun [Archaic] to make a fool of him.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A large European
dung beetle , Geotrupes stercorarius, that makes a droning noise while flying. - noun General term for flying insect which makes a loud humming noise, such as the June bug or a
bumblebee .
Etymologies
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Examples
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But she heard a disagreeable buzzing, as if a great many huge flies, or gigantic mosquitoes, or those insects which we call dor-bugs and pinching-dogs, were darting about.
Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Charles Madison Curry 1906
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But she heard a disagreeable buzzing, as if a great many huge flies, or gigantic mosquitoes, or those insects which we call dor bugs, and pinching dogs, were darting about.
Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People Various 1880
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Absence of menstrual blood created a legal category called dor katei, which was considered a generation cut off (dor katua) because it indicated infertility.
Legal-Religious Status of the Female According to Age. leBeit Yoreh 2009
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Then he slams Corzine for giving money to people like Ferriero .... calls dor Pay2 {lay reform to apply to unions too
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Não têm o mínimo respeito e nem disfarçam o desejo de que a dor renda, em escala nacional, o máximo possível, até que venha a próxima catástrofe, o próximo escândalo.
Global Voices in English » Air Bus AF 447: Sorrow, lack of information and sensationalism 2009
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If your going to shoot longer ranges a .243, 7-08, .308 is a better choice, you really don't need anything bigger than an '06 dor whitetails, even for longer shots, it's over kill if you use anthing bigger.
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E minha intuição diz que preciso sentir a dor do outro pra compreendê - lo em sua dimensão humana.
Global Voices in English » Brazil: Indian writers and poets on the blogosphere 2009
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If your going to shoot longer ranges a .243, 7-08, .308 is a better choice, you really don't need anything bigger than an '06 dor whitetails, even for longer shots, it's over kill if you use anthing bigger.
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Mas essa natureza está envolta nas amarras dos séculos de dor, do obscurantismo, dos grandes enigmas e contradições da própria existência, do divino e do amor.
Global Voices in English » Brazil: Indian writers and poets on the blogosphere 2009
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Eles acreditaram sempre, nós apenas “acordámos” depois de muito terem eles e elas sofrido, como se uma lança espetada de dor nos tivesse impelido a “acordar” … foi assim a partir do Massacre de Sta.
Global Voices in English » East Timor: Celebrating Global Solidarity for Freedom 2009
deliriumslibrarian commented on the word dor
Roma: longing without object, passion without source, yearning without end.
June 14, 2007
oroboros commented on the word dor
Rod in reverse.
November 3, 2007
Wordplayer commented on the word dor
In Romanian, this is a noun that means "the action of missing something". There is no noun for this in the English language.
April 25, 2011
bilby commented on the word dor
Missile. As in Scud.
April 26, 2011
milosrdenstvi commented on the word dor
And I wanted a one-syllable word for this in a poem two months ago. Drat.
April 26, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word dor
Yes, but you can't beat Cent. Dict. #10: "In the nomenclature of the spicular elements of sponges, a monaxial lance-shaped or curved rod, one end of which is sharply pointed while the other has a two- or three-edged blade."
April 26, 2011
yarb commented on the word dor
I'd like a full lexicon of the spicular elements of sponges, so that I can incorporate as much of it as possible in a sonnet.
April 26, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word dor
Start with sponge. It's quite a read.
April 26, 2011
bilby commented on the word dor
Looking forward to that sonnet.
April 27, 2011
fbharjo commented on the word dor
dorre
March 17, 2014