dons
Slips clothing on
Dons is the third-person singular of don, meaning to put on clothing or gear: She dons her lab coat before entering the clean room.
The word is slightly formal, often used for ceremonial or specialized attire—robes, armor, uniforms.
Dons also pluralizes don, a British term for a university teacher, especially at Oxford or Cambridge.
Highest-ranking university instructors
- lecturersThose who teach formally
- scholarsExperts in a field
- fellowsCompanions or associates
- tutorsPrivate academic helpers
Oxbridge · Cambridge · Oxford · gowns · high table · tenure · research · publications
Male baptismal guardian
- bossWorkplace superior
- capoString-shortening clamp device
- consigliereMafia boss's trusted counselor
- underbossCriminal organization's deputy
made man · wiseguy · mobster · omertà · Cosa Nostra · enforcer · hitman · syndicate
professors
Highest-ranking university instructors
tutors · Oxbridge · Cambridge · Oxford · gowns · high table · tenure · research · publications · dissertations
godfather
Male baptismal guardian
- bossWorkplace superior
- capoString-shortening clamp device
- consigliereMafia boss's trusted counselor
underboss · made man · wiseguy · mobster · omertà · Cosa Nostra · enforcer · hitman · syndicate · racketeering
puts on
Wears or stages
attire · apparel · robes · gowns · vestments · costume · uniform · regalia · finery · garb
señor
Spanish mister
respect · courtesy · nobleman · hidalgo · caballero · aristocrat · grandee · patriarch · patron · landlord
- CambridgeCambridge University, University of Cambridge, King's College, Trinity College, punting
- intelligentsiaintellectuals, professors, intelligentsia, academics, philosophers
- organized crimemafia, mob, the mob, syndicate, crime syndicate
- OxbridgeOxford, Oxbridge, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Exeter
- Oxforddreaming spires, academic traditions, punting, historic architecture, colleges
- thugsthugs, goons, heavies, toughs, brutes
donsremoves
Takes something out
doffs · takes off · sheds · strips off · peels off
- don't worryReassurance against anxiety
- don't moveCommand to remain stationary
- don't give upEncouragement to continue despite difficulty
- don't botherDismissal of unnecessary effort
- don't careLacking interest or preference
- don't touchProhibition against contact