📖 Definitions of "Dukes"
noun
- 1
The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).
- 2
The sovereign of a small state.
- 3
A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.
- 4
A grand duke.
verb
- 1
To hit or beat with the fists.
- 2
To give cash to; to give a tip to.
"I duked him twenty dollars."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dukes"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| royaltynoun | The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch. |
| capsnoun | Capital letters; capitals. |
| atenoun | A respectful title or form of address for an older woman. |
| fistsnoun | A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward. |
| oldsnoun | (informal) Oldsmobile, a brand of car by GM. |
| daddynoun | (usually childish) Father. |
| unclenoun | The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. |
| bank of mum and dadnoun | (UK, humorous) One's parents, regarded as a source of financial support. |
| parental unitnoun | The parent or parents present in a family, considered as a unit. |
| folksnoun | (US) People in general; everybody or anybody. |
| old mannoun | (literally) An elderly man. |
| folknoun | (collective plural) People, persons. |
| fathernoun | A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, taken as his own, etc.). |
| major | Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest. |
| parentnoun | (often in the plural) A person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.). |
| duchessnoun | The wife or widow of a duke. |
| mamawnoun | (US, dialect, Southern US) One's grandmother, especially one's maternal grandmother. |
| eldmothernoun | (dialectal, now archaic) One's grandmother or other female ancestor, or one's mother-in-law. |
| eldfathernoun | (dialectal, now archaic) One's grandfather or forefather. |
| mommanoun | (US, colloquial) Mother. |
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