🔄 Synonyms of "Dory"
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dory"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| dinghynoun | (nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship. |
| rowboatnoun | (US) A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing). |
| hunkynoun | (US, slang, now uncommon, ethnic slur) A Hungarian or other eastern European, e.g. a Romanian or a Slav. (Sometimes applied (like honky) to any white person.) |
| dorunoun | Alternative form of dory (“spear”). [(nautical) A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.] |
| dorymannoun | A fisherman who works on a dory. |
| dorylinenoun | (zoology) Any member of the ant subfamily Dorylinae. |
| john doreenoun | Archaic form of John Dory. [An edible marine fish (Zeus faber or Zeus ocellata), having long dorsal spines.] |
| john dorynoun | An edible marine fish (Zeus faber or Zeus ocellata), having long dorsal spines. |
| fisher-boatnoun | A boat used for fishing. |
| dobbernoun | (Australia, UK, derogatory) One who dobs (someone) (informs against them or implicates them to authority). |
| drifternoun | (sometimes derogatory) A person who moves from place to place or job to job. |
| dipseynoun | (US, dialect) A sinker attached to a fishing line. |
| fishboatnoun | A fishing boat. |
| fisherboatnoun | Alternative form of fisher-boat. [A boat used for fishing.] |
| dragnetnoun | (law enforcement, figuratively) A heightened effort by law enforcement personnel undertaken in order to capture suspects. |
| doradnoun | (obsolete) The sea bream. |
| dredgenoun | The act of dredging. |
| fishing boatnoun | A boat used for fishing. |
| flat | Having no variations in height. |
| corfnoun | (mining) A large basket, especially as used for coal. |
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