dee

/diː/

name 5noun 4verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

long, prepared

She had a long dee that reached past her shoulders.

VERB + DEE

following, signed

I signed the deed to the new house last week.

DEE + NOUN

britons, man

The dee man came to fix our kitchen sink this morning.

Definitions

name

A river in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland that flows about 145 km (90 mi) from the Cairngorm Mountains to the North Sea at Aberdeen.

A river in Wales and England that flows about 113 km (70 mi) from Snowdonia to the Irish Sea near Liverpool.

And following Dee, which Britons long ygone / Did call divine, that doth by Chester tend; […]

A river in Cumbria, England, which flows through Dentdale, and joins the River Rawthey near Sedbergh.

A river in County Cavan and County Louth, Ireland.

A locality in Central Highlands Council, central Tasmania, Australia.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of dee.

verb

To do.

What are ye deein man!

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Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Miller of Dee

Someone who lives independently and unattached to others, especially for selfish reasons.

Mr. Wallace, although fortified with a letter bearing the mitred seal of the Bishop the diocese, feels that he is about to come in contact with a great power; an awful something th

Example Bank

And following Dee, which Britons long ygone / Did call divine, that doth by Chester tend; […]

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His daughter was called Deirdre, a good Irish name, but now she signed herself Dee, and her man friend was called Fox.

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What are ye deein man!

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I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time.

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IED [is spoken] as "eye-ee-dee" instead of "I SPELL India Echo Delta Romeo".

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the pommel is furnished with dees.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, dee is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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