dor

or dorr

[ dawr ]

/ dɔr /

noun

Also dor·bee·tle

[dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/. a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.

any of several insects, as the June bug, that make a buzzing noise in flight.

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Origin of dor

before 900; Middle English dor(r)e, Old English dora; compare Middle Low German dorte drone

Words nearby dor

doppler effect, doppler laser, doppler radar, doppler shift, doppler ultrasonography, dor, dor., dora, dorab, dorado, doran

Definition for dor (2 of 3)

dor²

[ dawr ]

/ dɔr /

noun Archaic.

mockery; scorn.

Origin of dor

1545–55; < Old Norse dār mockery; compare German Tor fool

Definition for dor (3 of 3)

Dor.

Dorian.

Doric.

Example sentences from the Web for dor

“Every time a rocket was launched, my phone went haywire,” said Dor Eldar, a 22-year-old dance instructor from Tel Aviv.
The Israeli App Red Alert Saves Lives—but It Just Might Drive You Nuts|Itay Hod|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If the thought of DOR enters a man's head, he is not a Navy SEAL.
Navy Seal Training: The Start of Hell Week|Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson|May 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
John Andrew was wishing that he could swim when Dor smiled, and he began to be interested in living again in spite of himself.
Stairway to the Stars|Larry Shaw
In 1854 for the first time two pictures signed by Dor appeared on the walls of the Salon.
In the Heart of Vosges|Matilda Betham-Edwards

The valley of the Dor is therefore shut in either by precipitous volcanic walls, or is guarded by sombre woods.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847|Various
Lavish in daily life, generous of the generous, Dor showed the same lavishness in his procedure.
In the Heart of Vosges|Matilda Betham-Edwards
It is also known in Canada as dor and okow, and among the commercial fishermen as "pickerel."
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others|James Alexander Henshall

British Dictionary definitions for dor

dor

/ (dɔː) /

noun

any European dung beetle of the genus Geotrupes and related genera, esp G. stercorarius, having a droning flight

Word Origin for dor

Old English dora bumblebee; related to Middle Low German dorte drone 1

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