doon

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/duːn/

adverb

Down.

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Meanings

doon1

adverbdoon (not comparable)
  1. Geordienot comparableDown.
preposition
  1. GeordieScotlandDown.

    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
adjectivedoon (not comparable)
  1. Geordienot comparableOn a lower level than before; down.

doon2

noundoon (plural doons)

plural doons

  1. alternativeAlternative form of dun, an ancient or medieval fortification.

Origin

doon · adverb, preposition, adjective

See down.

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doon · noun

See dun.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with doon

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

doon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doon

MLA

“doon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doon.

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