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Dub
/dʌb/
To confer knighthood; the conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with a sword.
📖 Definitions of "Dub"
verb
- 1
To confer knighthood; the conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with a sword.
- 2
To name, to entitle, to call.
- 3
To deem.
- 4
To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| knightnoun | (modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch. |
| nicknamenoun | A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic. |
| entitleverb | To give a title to. |
| christennoun | (transitive, by extension) To name. |
| namenoun | Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. |
| describeverb | (transitive) To represent in words. |
| copynoun | The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original. |
| copyingnoun | (uncountable) the practice of making one or more copies |
| callverb | (heading) To reach out with one's voice. |
| rubverb | (transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction. |
| copied | derived by copying something else; especially by following lines seen through a transparent sheet |
| copiesnoun | The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original. |
| lubnoun | — |
| daikernoun | (UK, dialect, obsolete, transitive) To deck out; to adorn. |
| decklenoun | (paper-making, art) A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper. |
| bedukeverb | (transitive) To make a duke. |
| tip the daddleverb | (slang, obsolete) To shake hands. |
| duntnoun | (Scotland) A stroke; a dull-sounding blow. |
| ducknoun | An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet. |
| duff upverb | (UK, transitive, slang) To beat up, to give a beating to. |
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