doon
/duːn/
doon adverb: down. Also the alternative form of dun.
Adverb
doon (not comparable)
- Down.
Preposition
doon
- Down.
- This "impressive" 1893 James Miller railway terminus was, according to Canmore, "designed in a grand style in order to cope with the large volume of holidaymakers arriving from Glasgow to travel 'doon the water' at the height of the summer season".2023 March 22, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Grand buildings on the list... and lost: Greenock Princes Pier”, in RAIL, number 979, page 52
Adjective
doon (not comparable)
- On a lower level than before; down.
Also used as
doon is also the alternative form of dun.
Forms of doon
| plural | doons |
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Origin of doon
See down.
See dun.
Phrases with doon
Words that rhyme with doon
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- croon
- blue moon
- boon
- monsoon
- noon
- pontoon
- raccoon
- tribune
- attune
- dragoon
- hoon
- immune
- picayune
- platoon
- soon
- swoon
- tycoon
- afternoon
- baboon
- commune
- doubloon
- harpoon
- jejune
- pantaloon
- picaroon
- shalloon
- bassoon
- buffoon
- cocoon
- dabloon
- entune
- gadroon
- hewn
- impugn
- jargoon
- june
- lacune
- last chance saloon
- lune
- macaroon
- man in the moon
- maroon
- poon
- puccoon
- ratoon
- scone
- toon
- trial balloon
Questions about doon
- What does doon mean?
- Doon means down.
- What part of speech is doon?
- Doon can be an adverb, a preposition or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce doon?
- Doon is pronounced /duːn/.
Words near doon in the dictionary
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