dino-

1. a combining form meaning “terrifying, frightful,” used in the formation of compound words.

   dinothere.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dino-¹

< Greek deino-, combining form of deinós

Example Sentences

With two outs in the bottom of the third, Freeman was cut down trying to score from second on a Will Smith single, getting easily thrown out by big-armed right fielder Addison Barger after an over-aggressive send from third base coach Dino Ebel.

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Boyle didn’t know exactly how he would deliver the dino to his home.

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He is working to connect Farmer with another dino dealer.

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Laugh-out-loud funny, it gently wades into discourse about monuments—who gets to be celebrated, how, and for how long—while also reminding us of our mortality: The humble pigeon is the descendant of the long-dead dino, and human kind too will likely fade away one day.

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“Hyphen is investing in real, tangible efforts to ensure that as many Namibians as possible are meaningfully included and empowered to participate in the green-hydrogen opportunity,” Dino Ballotti, a Namibian cabinet minister, said in a recent address.

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