don
verb
donned;
donning
Definition of don
(Entry 1 of 4)
1
: to put on (an article of clothing)
donned his hat and gloves
2
: to wrap oneself in : take on sense 3a
the donning of new and more tyrannous moralities— Edward Sapir
don
nounDefinition of don (Entry 2 of 4)
1
: a head (see head entry 1 sense 6a), tutor, or fellow (see fellow sense 5) in a college of Oxford or Cambridge University
she didn't want to be a don's wife and live in Oxford forever— Virginia Woolf
broadly
: a college or university professor
2
[ Italian, title of respect, from donno, literally, lord, from Latin dominus ]
: a powerful Mafia leader
3
: a Spanish nobleman or gentleman
—used as a title prefixed to the Christian name
DON
abbreviationDefinition of DON (Entry 3 of 4)
director of nursing
Don
geographical nameDefinition of Don (Entry 4 of 4)
river 1224 miles (1969 kilometers) long in Russia in Europe flowing southeast and then southwest into the Sea of Azov
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