dora

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/ˈdɔːɹə//ˈdoɹ.ə//ˈdɔː.ɹə/

noun

Tiles that provide bonus score multiplier points (飜 (han)) in a winning hand, indicated by one or multiple face-up tiles in the dead wall.

OriginJapanese ドラ ← English dragon ← Middle English dragoun →
CommonScrabble 5
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Meanings

dora1

noundora (plural doras)

plural doras

  1. Japaneseboard gamesTiles that provide bonus score multiplier points (飜 (han)) in a winning hand, indicated by one or multiple face-up tiles in the dead wall.

Dora2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

    "I think," said Robert, after waiting in vain for his cousin to speak, "that I shall call you Dorothy. It is a much prettier name than Dora." "No, thank you," said Dorothy, quickly; "Dora is good enough for the common purposes of life."

    1856, Margaret Agnes Paull, Dorothy: A Tale, B. Tauchnitz, published 1857, page 63

DORA3

proper noun
  1. UKabbreviationacronymhistoricalAcronym of Defence of the Realm Act 1914.

Origin

dora · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*derḱ-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai
  3. Ancient Greekδέρκομαι (dérkomai)
  4. Ancient Greekδράκων (drákōn)
  5. Latindracō
  6. Old Frenchdragon
  7. Middle Englishdragoun
  8. Englishdragon
  9. Japaneseドラゴンclip.
  10. Japaneseドラ
  11. Englishdora

Borrowed from Japanese ドラ (dora), a clipping of Japanese ドラゴン (doragon), from English dragon.

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Dora · proper noun

A diminutive of Dorothy used since early 19th century. Sometimes also short for Theodora or Isidora.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dora

lauraaurorafloraTorahauraNoraoraCoraplethoramoraNorahangoramenorahLeonoraIsadoraTheodorakoraGomorrahamphoramicroflorakia oraKinkoramacrofloramegaflora
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Anagrams

roadRadoArdoDaroordaorad
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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