dun
Hound for payment
Dun is an infrequent word with two main meanings.
The color dun is a brownish gray and is typically used to describe horses.
The verb dun, seen most often as the participle dunning, means to harass (someone) for payment of a debt.
In historical use, a dun is an ancient or medieval fort in the British Isles.
Pit-digging insect larva
Pale sandy brown
- taupeMuted gray-brown hue
- fawnYoung deer, or flatter
- khakiDull yellowish-brown shade
- buffAvid fan; also burnish
sand · ochre · tawny · camel · umber · biscuit · ecru · sepia
One owed money
- collectionGathered set of items
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
- overduePast expected arrival
- invoiceItemized billing statement
repayment · default · lender · borrower · foreclosure · bankruptcy · liability · obligation
Dull and cheerless
- drearyDull and depressing
- lacklusterLacking brilliance or vitality
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- dingyDiscolored from grime
cheerless · somber · gloomy · lifeless · colorless · monotonous · uninspired · flat
doodlebug
Pit-digging insect larva
beige
Pale sandy brown
buff · sand · ochre · tawny · camel · umber · biscuit · ecru · sepia · mousy
creditor
One owed money
- collectionGathered set of items
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
- overduePast expected arrival
invoice · repayment · default · lender · borrower · foreclosure · bankruptcy · liability · obligation · delinquency
drab
Dull and cheerless
- drearyDull and depressing
- lacklusterLacking brilliance or vitality
- mutedMade quieter or softer
dingy · cheerless · somber · gloomy · lifeless · colorless · monotonous · uninspired · flat · leaden
mare
Female adult equine
palomino · roan · bay · chestnut · sorrel · pony · mustang · equine · coat · mane
- horseshorse, mare, mares, stallion, stallions
- brown shadesbrown, tan, beige, taupe, sepia
- equineshorse, mare, stallion, donkey, foal
- fortificationsfort, fortress, fortresses, citadel, citadels
- fortressesfortress, citadel, stronghold, fort, keep
- Gaelic Irelandhigh king, Book of Kells, Tara, druid, chieftain
- Tim Duncan
- dun dun dunSuspenseful musical sting
- Dunning-Kruger effectNovices overestimate their abilities
- dun dunForeboding sonic flourish
- Duncan HinesBranded baking mix company
- Isadora DuncanModern dance pioneer