dee

¹

[dee]

noun

1. a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear.

   The wire cutters hung from a dee on her saddle.

2. Physics.,  a hollow electrode for accelerating particles in a cyclotron.

Dee

²

[dee]

noun

1. John, 1527–1608, English mathematician and astrologer.

2. a river in NE Scotland, flowing E into the North Sea at Aberdeen. 90 miles (145 km) long.

3. a river in N Wales and W England, flowing E and N into the Irish Sea. About 70 miles (110 km) long.

4. a male or female given name.

Dee

¹

/ diː /

noun

1. a river in N Wales and NW England, rising in S Gwynedd and flowing east and north to the Irish Sea. Length: about 112 km (70 miles)

2. a river in NE Scotland, rising in the Cairngorms and flowing east to the North Sea. Length: about 140 km (87 miles)

3. a river in S Scotland, flowing south to the Solway Firth. Length: about 80 km (50 miles)

Dee

²

/ diː /

noun

1. John. 1527–1608, English mathematician, astrologer, and magician: best known for his preface (1570) to the first edition of Euclid in English

dee

³

/ diː /

verb

1. a Scot word for die 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of dee¹

First recorded in 1785–95; so called from its shape, which resembles the letter D

Example Sentences

Dee Montague-Coast, from the charity Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales - which chairs the women's health Wales coalition - said there were more than 158,000 people living with adenomyosis in Wales.

From BBC

NRW was commissioned by the Welsh government to assess the case for a new national park, based around the existing Clwydian Range and Dee Valley landscape, including beauty spots like the peak of Moel Famau, near Mold, Flintshire, and the Horseshoe Falls in Llangollen, Denbighshire, as well as landmarks including Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Wrexham and Lake Vrynwy in Powys.

From BBC

Barbara Dee Crosby went missing from Skyline Place, a senior living home in Sonora, Calif., around 10 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times

Former child star Danielle Spencer, who brought sass as little sis Dee in the 1970s sitcom ‘What’s Happening!!,’ died Monday after battling cancer.

From Los Angeles Times

Danielle Spencer, the former child star who played sassy tattletale Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom “What’s Happening!!,” has died.

From Los Angeles Times