dort
dort noun: a sulky or sullen mood; the sulks.
Noun
dort (plural dorts)
Verb
dort (third-person singular simple present dorts, present participle dorting, simple past and past participle dorted)
Proper noun capitalized: Dort
Dort (plural Dorts)
- Synonym of Dordrecht: a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonyms:
- Dordrecht
- A surname.
Synonyms of dort
Forms of dort
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | dorts |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | dorts |
| present participle | dorting |
| past participle | dorted |
| past | dorted |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Dorts |
Origin of dort
From Middle English dort (found in compound cankerdort), of unknown origin.
* As a German surname, from Dorten, a metronymic from Dorothea (see Dorothy). * As a Dutch surname, shortened form of a placename Dordrecht.
Words formed from dort
Words that rhyme with dort
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- export
- mort
- assort
- escort
- fort
- quart
- resort
- retort
- thwart
- wart
- cavort
- comport
- detort
- distort
- extort
- swart
- transport
- apport
- come short
- consort
- contort
- desport
- ort
- purport
- reimport
- tort
- accourt
- aport
- asnort
- asport
- bort
- coreport
- Crown Court
- exhort
- Isle aux Morts
- kangaroo court
- misreport
- reexport
- rereport
- rort
- skort
- spoilsport
- torte
- worrywart
Questions about dort
- What does dort mean?
- Dort means a sulky or sullen mood; the sulks.
- What part of speech is dort?
- Dort can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of dort?
- The plural of dort is dorts.
Words near dort in the dictionary
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