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DU

Date "DU" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

"DU" is a common misspelling or typo for: don, dot, dubs, duds, due, duo.

 

Specialty Definition: Du

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Du (土) people are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.

Du can also be a transliteration of Chinese family names 杜,堵 etc.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Du."

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List of people by name: Du

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z Da - Db - Dc - Dd - De - Df - Dg - Dh - Di - Dj - Dk - Dl - Dm - Dn - Do - Dp - Dq - Dr - Ds - Dt - Du - Dv - Dw - Dx - Dy - Dz

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: DU

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

DU

DutchDienst douane-unieEuropean Union

DU

EnglishDuquesne UniversityN/A

DU

FrenchPoussièreTransportation

DU

GermanStaubTransportation

DU

ItalianPolvereTransportation

DU

PortugueseDepartamentos ultramarinos franceses:Reunião,Guiana Francesa,Guadalupe,MartinicaPolitics & International Affaires

DU

SpanishDepartamentos franceses de ultramarPolitics & International Affaires
ACIS du col utérinFrenchAdénocarcinome in situ du col utérinMedicine

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Crosswords: DU

English words defined with "DU": classy, compromising, conciliatorydemocraticflexibleposhswishwoebegone, woeful. (references)
Specialty definitions using "DU": Alcantara, arc minute, AVOIR DU POIS LAYBain Marie, BARRY, Battus paieront, beef-it-up, Blue Wonder, Bosom Friend, Boucan, break away curve, Buffoonscasing sauce, cavitation curve, Chant du Depart, Chevalier du Brouillard, Corneille du BoulevardDame du Lac, De Haut en Bas, disruption of flow curve, Dobson UnitEye - serviceFather of the PeopleGeorge, Mark, John, German Comb, Goutte de Sang, Greasy Sundayhome health aide, Honey better than VinegarIce Saints, Indonesian-Netherlands Association, internal energyJacques, joy stick, Juge de PaixKing Banlaadunvalvonta, l'Affection aveugle raison, Lancelot du Lac, LE/1, Leopards, live theater, live theatre, local mean time, log pickermanpower development co-ordinator, Maron, Mayors of the Palace, Mettre de la Paille dans ses Souliers, Millipore coili count water tester, Muffins and CrumpetsNational Anthems, NJCL, non-owned policyOignons d'Egypte, Orders, organizational development managerpetroglyph, PHOCUS, piker, Pork! Pork!, Pourceaugnac, predicting machinequality assurance representativereenforcer, renamedSagramour le Desirus, Sans Peur et Sans Reproche, sauce sweetening, sit-up, sudden death game, sudden death matchtiger's milk, time engineered study, turbo-chargerunfilled vacanciesVengeurWhite Company, white water canoe race, Wrong Side of the Cloth. (references)
Etymologies containing "DU": Tac-au-tac. (references)
Non-English Usage: "DU" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Basque (it has), Breton (November), Cornish (black), Danish (thou, ye, you, you familiar), Esperanto (two), French (of the, some), French Canadian (for, of, of the, some), German (thou, ye, you), Norwegian (thou, ye, you), Pidgin English (did, to do), Portuguese (French Overseas Departments), Sranan (achieve, act, carry out, do, make, perform), Swedish (thou, ye, yer, you), Welsh (black).

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Modern Usage: DU

DomainUsage

Screenplays

What's the soup du jour (Dumb and Dumber; writing credit: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, and Bennett Yellin.)

Hej du! Får man bjuda på en pruttare, Gärderud (Repmånad; writing credit: Bo Jonsson; Lars Molin)

Ah va fet du är (Varning för Jönssonligan; writing credit: Henning Bahs; Erik Balling)

Tar du fotballaget fra folk, tar du lokalpatriotismen fra dem også, og abonnentene fra avisen (Kronprinsen; writing credit: José Miziara; José Sampaio)

Hvorfor roter du i skuffene mine (Kjære Maren; writing credit: Oskar Braaten)

Lyrics

Au lever du soleil (Humana; performing artist: Fabian)

Ah, It's Just Another Day. Du Du Du Du Du (Another Day; performing artist: Paul McCartney)

It's Just Another Day. Du Du Du Du Du (Another Day; performing artist: Paul McCartney)

Movie/TV Titles

La Juive du Château-Trompette (1974)

Xi du zhe (1974)

Les Violons du bal (1974)

They Called Us 'Les Filles du Roy' (1974)

Les Possédées du diable (1974)

Song Titles

Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Means That You're Grand) (performing artist: The Andrews Sisters)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: DU

DomainTitle

References

  • A/S Th. Wessel & Vett, Magasin du Nord: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Banque Cantonale du Jura (BCJ): International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Banque Commerciale du Maroc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Banque Generale du Luxembourg: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Figures ouvrières de Lorraine (1948-1995) : Clémence au pays du chiffon rouge (reference)

  • Amant de lA Chine Du Nord (reference)

  • Voyage Autour Du Monde Par Les Mers de Pinde Et de Chine, Tome 1 (reference)

  • American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods in the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum (Winterthur Book) (reference)

  • Biomécanique du genou : application à la pathogénie et au traitement chirurgical de la gonarthrose (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • Joan Sutherland Collection (La Fille du Regiment/Les Huguenots/Lucrezia Borgia/Merry Widow/Dialogues of the Carmelites/Adriana Lecouvreur) - Amazon.com Exclusive (reference)

  • Celine Dion - Au Coeur Du Stade (reference)

  • Gluck - Alceste / Robert Wilson · John Eliot Gardiner · Anne Sofie von Otter · English Baroque Soloists · Théâtre du Chatelet (reference)

  • Cirque du Soleil - Baroque Odyssey (reference)

  • Cirque du Soleil - Dralion (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: DU

Photos:
DU

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Illustrations:
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Computer Images:
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Photo Album: DU

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

The BELGICA anchored at Mount William. In: "Resultats du Voyage du S. Y. BELGICA en 1897-1898-1899 .... Rapports Scientifiques ... Travaux Hydrographiques et Instructions Nautiques" by G. Lecointe, 1903. P. 110. Plate XI. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Ice flows with ice bergs to the horizon. In: "Resultats du Voyage du S. Y. BELGICA en 1897-1898-1899 .... Oceanographie Les Glaces Glace de Mer et Banquises" par Henryk Arctowski. 1908. P. 55. Plate I. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Title page to: Traite du barometre, ouvrage mathematique.... by Louis Philippe La Brosse. Published in 1717. Library Call Number QC876 .L32 1717. Credit: Treasures of the Library.

The Lighthouse of Haut-Banc Du Nord. Plate 25, Figure 1. In: 'Memoir upon the Lighting, Beaconage, and Buoyage of the Coast of France" by M. Leonce Reynaud. Plates. Translated by Rear Admiral Thornton A. Jenkins, U. S. N. 1871. Washington. Call Number TC 375 .R45 1871. Credit: Treasures of the Library.

Plate V. 16. Scylliorhinus profundorum, Goode and Bean. Collected at N. Lat. 39 09, W. Long. 72 03, in 810 fathoms. 17. Spinax niger, Bonaparte. Drawing from Bonaparte, Fauna Italica. 18. Pseudotriacis microdon, Capello. From Amagansett, New York. About 1/17 natural size. 19. Cetorhinus maximus, Gunner . From Annales du Musee d'Hist. Nat. Paris. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

Plate VI. 20. Pristiurus atlanticus, Vaillant. From Vaillant, "Exporations Scientifiques du Travailleur et Talisman." 21. Oxynotus centrina, (Linnaeus), Rafinesque. From Bonaparte, "Fauna Italica." 22. Chlamydoselachus anguineus, Garman. From Day, "Fishes of Great Britain and Ireland.". Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

Poor landuse planning along the Upper Mississippi River bluffs. Located in Crawford County, WI, just outside of Prairie du Chein. Credit: Bob Nichols.

Vie Et Oeuvre De Pasteur : centenaire du vaccin contre la rage. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Hopital du Christ-Roi, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada. : General view. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Coste du petit jardin. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: DU
 

"Pont Du Gard" by Alison Scott
Commentary: "Pont Du Gard -- well preserved Roman aqueduct in Southern France."
"Institut du Monde Arabe" by Pedro Valdeolmillos
Commentary: "A window of the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, France."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: DU

AuthorQuotation

Jacques Du Lauren

I do not attack fools, but foolishness.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: DU

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

In this state of the case, the (r)procureur du roi devised a shrewd plan

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: DU

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

They are Caisse Nationale du Credit Agricole, UFB Locabail and GE Capital Equipement France. (references)

The Ivoirian tourism promotion office, "Office Ivoirien du Tourisme et de l’Hotellerie, OITH", is a government agency, in charge of the overall policy of the tourism and hotel issues in the country. (references)

All importers listed below, except Zara Argentina SA (which entered the market in 1998), are also in the top ten list for 1997 and 1998. Nimes Amerique du Sud SA was formerly called La Nouvelle Mode SA (strong in European imports). (references)

Civil Liberties

Zimbabwe

On August 2, Wouter du Ploy was granted bail, and his trial was pending at year's end. (references)

Niger

The government-owned Radio Voix du Sahel transmits 14 hours per day, providing news and other programs in French and several local languages. (references)

Zimbabwe

On June 25, police arrested Dirk Wouter du Ploy, a garage manager, and charged him with breaching the LOMA after he allegedly made comments critical of President Mugabe. (references)

Economic History

Luxembourg

In 2000 Fortis NV acquired 53% of Banque Generale du Luxembourg. (references)

Mali

About one-third of Mali's paddy rice is produced at the Office du Niger. (references)

Colombia

Charles Crystal, Du Pont, Cyanamid, Burlington Chemicals, Gaf Corp., Pennwalt, etc. (references)

Human Rights

Togo

On May 23, Lucien Messan, editor of Combat du Peuple, an opposition weekly, was arrested for fraud. (references)

Morocco

Some of the students sought refuge in the Confederation Democratique du Travail (CDT) headquarters. (references)

Niger

There was neither investigation nor action taken in the March 1999 case in which military personnel ambushed and beat the publishing director of La Voix du Citoyen. (references)

Political Economy

Monaco

In addition to the national police force, the "Carabiniers du Prince" carry out security functions. (references)

Political Rights

Mali

Governing authority is shared by elected mayors in the 701 communes (including the 19 cities), and appointed officials ("commissaires du gouvernement") who are the representatives of the central Government in the District of Bamako, the regions, and the cercles (districts roughly equivalent to counties). (references)

Trade

Morocco

Ex-Im Bank has established three years ago, a small bundling facility (a line of guaranteed credits of USD 10.0 million) with Credit du Maroc, the Moroccan subsidiary of Credit Lyonnais France. (references)

Travel

Chad

The Hotel Novotel La Tchadienne and Hotel du Chari charge about USD 3.00 per day. (references)

Chad

There are tennis courts at the Novotel, Hotel du Chari and the International Club near the French Air Base in Farcha. (references)

Chad

U.S. visitors must register with the National Police (Surete Nationale) at "Rue du Colonel Moll" within 72 hours after arrival. (references)

Worker Rights

France

The NGO L'Amicale du Nid works directly with prostitutes. (references)

Morocco

Three federations dominate the labor scene: The Union Marocaine du Travail (UMT), the Confederation Democratique du Travail (CDT), and the Union Generale des Travailleurs Marocains (UGTM). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: DU

"DU" is generally used as a verb "do" (base form) -- approximately 59.99% of the time. "DU" is used about 3,281 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Verb "Do" (base form)59.99%1,9684,369
Noun (singular)21.19%6959,579
Unclassified Items12.42%40813,799
Noun (proper)6.15%20221,454
Verb "Do" (infinitive)0.15%5157,705
Noun (common)0.09%3202,518
                    Total100.00%3,281N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: DU

The following table summarizes the usage of "DU" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
DuLast name1,00013,538
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: DU

CountryNameCountryName
Belgium

Compagnie Mobiliere & Fonciere du Bois Sauvage S.A.

Canada

Du Pont Canada Inc

Denmark

A/S Th. Wessel & Vett, Magasin du Nord

France

Compagnie pour le Developpement de l'Hotellerie et du Tourisme (Codetour) S.A.

Luxembourg

Banque Generale du Luxembourg

Morocco

Banque Commerciale du Maroc

Switzerland

Banque Cantonale du Jura (BCJ)

USA

E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co

 (more examples...)  

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: DU

Expressions using "DU": Armand Jean du Plessis au bout du compt bruising the base of cuttings RF office international de la vigne et du vin carte du jour cellules du type I de Golgi chant du cygne comtesse Du Barry Dame Daphne du Maurier danse du ventre diagnostic du cancer du Barry Du Bois du fort au diable du Maurier Du Pont Du Quoin du sublime au ridicule il n'y a qu'un pas entbehre gern was du nicht hast F office international de la vigne et du vin Fond du Lac Fond du Lac County l'État de la Cité du Vatican Lac Du Flambeau le droit du plus fort le jeu est le fils d'avarice et le pere du desespoir le Royaume du Maroc le silence du people est la legon des rois le travail du corps delivre des peines de l'esprit loeil du maitre mal du coït mal du pays Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier Medecins du Monde mot du guet North Fond Du La North Fond du Lac nymphe du pav'e office international de la vigne et du vin Prairie du Chien Prairie Du Roche Prairie du Rocher Prairie Du Sac produit de préservation du type taroil qualifiant du code du type de taux qualifiant du type de taux rose du Barry soup du jour syndrome obstructif d'apnée du sommeil W. E. B. Du Bois William Edward Burghardt Du Bois. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "DU": du-du, du-gnorian.

Ending with "DU": bt-du, du-du, penyrhelgi-du.

Containing "DU": bouches-du-rhone, Cri-du-Chat, Cri-du-Chat Syndrome, drug-du-jour, Gilles-du-gard, Grau-du-roi, Haye-du-puits, La-tour-du-pin, noms-du-disque, Port-du-salut, Sainte-croix-du-mont, St-jean-du-gard, un-du-lar-toos.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: DU

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

cirque du soleil

7,116

du hast

151

du quebec toile

1,104

hotel du lac

146

du la quebec toile

855

grand prix du canada

141

fond du lac wisconsin

702

husker du

135

du bois pa

522

code du travail

134

du

483

du guide routard

129

gouvernement du canada

466

cirque du soleil.com

127

du gouvernement quebec

362

du norme travail

126

du meter

347

fond du lac

125

du québec toile

327

cafe du monde

123

du fond lac reporter

316

banque canada du

119

cirque du soliel

288

auberge du soleil

118

du normes travail

268

du logement regie

117

du la québec toile

254

banque canada du nationale

114

du nil virus

238

riviere du loup

113

du gouvernement québec

197

cirque du soleil ticket

111

prairie du chien wisconsin

189

bourget du salon

104

carte du monde

166

diable du

99

cirque du solei

162

24 heures du man

97

du rag

160

du festival voyageur

94
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: DU

Language Translations for "DU"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

du Noyer's masse (du Noyer mass), dourine (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), tøndetap (office international de la vigne et du vin, spile, wooden peg), Nilherpes (herpes du Nil), Medecins du Monde (Medecins du Monde), hestesyphilis (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), filtning af vævet ved basis af en stikling for at inducere roddannelse (bruising the base of cuttings RF office international de la vigne et du vin), cri du chat (chromosome 5 short arm deletion, cri du chat syndrome, Lejeune syndrome), coup de fouet du cordon (coup de fouet, coup de fouet du cordon), coup de fouet (coup de fouet, coup de fouet du cordon), beskelersyge (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

dourine (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), zweepslag (coup de fouet, coup de fouet du cordon), verbindingstop (office international de la vigne et du vin), syndroom van Lejeune (chromosome 5 short arm deletion, cri du chat syndrome, Lejeune syndrome), Médécins du Monde (Medecins du Monde), leishmaniasis cutanea (Aleppo boil, Bagdad boil, cat-boil, cutaneous leishmaniasis, Delhi boil, Delhi sore, herpes du Nil, Jericho boil, oasis sore, oriental boil, oriental sore), exanthema coitale paralyticum (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), cri-du-chat-syndroom (chromosome 5 short arm deletion, cri du chat syndrome, Lejeune syndrome), coup de fouet (coup de fouet, coup de fouet du cordon), boosaardige dekziekte (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), aanstamping (bruising the base of cuttings RF office international de la vigne et du vin). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

dourine (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), pistokkaan tyviosan kevyt rusentaminen (bruising the base of cuttings RF office international de la vigne et du vin), pieni viinipenger (F office international de la vigne et du vin), kissanhuuto-oireyhtymä (chromosome 5 short arm deletion, cri du chat syndrome, Lejeune syndrome), hevosen astumatauti (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), astumatauti (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection). (various references)

   

French

  

dourine (mal du coït), maillochage (bruising the base of cuttings RF office international de la vigne et du vin), broche (office international de la vigne et du vin), Code du domaine de l'Etat (Code du domaine de l'Etat), coup de fouet du cordon (coup de fouet du cordon), esquive (office international de la vigne et du vin), exanthème coïtal paralytique (mal du coït), herpès du Nil (herpes du Nil), bouton du Nil (herpes du Nil), Médecins du Monde (Medecins du Monde), syphilis du cheval (mal du coït), mal du coït (mal du coït), maladie de la charnière (maladie du pied), maladie de la coquille (maladie du pied), maladie du cri du chat (cri du chat syndrome), maladie du pied (maladie du pied), muret (F office international de la vigne et du vin), polynévrite infectieuse du cheval (mal du coït), infection par Trypanosoma equiperdum (mal du coït). (various references)

   

German

  

du Noyer-Masse (du Noyer mass), Dourine (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), Zuchtlähme (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), Zapfspund (office international de la vigne et du vin), Schankerseuche (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), Lejeune-Syndrom (chromosome 5 short arm deletion, cri du chat syndrome, Lejeune syndrome), Katzenschreisyndrom (chromosome 5 short arm deletion, cri du chat syndrome, Lejeune syndrome), Herpes du Nil (Delhi boil, Delhi sore, herpes du Nil, oriental sore), Exanthema coitale paralyticum (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), Cri-du-chat-Syndrom (chromosome 5 short arm deletion, cri du chat syndrome, Lejeune syndrome), Coup de fouet du cordon (coup de fouet, coup de fouet du cordon), Beschälseuche (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

έρπητας του Νείλου (herpes du Nil), σύνθλιψη (crush), σύνδρομο κραυγής γάτας (chromosome 5 short arm deletion, cri du chat syndrome, Lejeune syndrome), νόσος κραυγής γάτας (chromosome 5 short arm deletion, cri du chat syndrome, Lejeune syndrome), μικρή ταράτσα αμπελώνα (F office international de la vigne et du vin), πόνος σαν μαστίγωμα κατά τη ρήξη κιρσοκήλης (coup de fouet, coup de fouet du cordon), χαμηλός τοίχος που συγκρατεί μικρή ταράτσα (F office international de la vigne et du vin), τρυπανοσωματίαση των αλόγων (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), Γιατροί του κόσμου (Medecins du Monde), δουρίνη (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection). (various references)

   

Italian

  

durina (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), sindrome del cri du chat (chromosome 5 short arm deletion, cri du chat syndrome, Lejeune syndrome), muricciolo (F office international de la vigne et du vin), morbo coitale maligno (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), malattia del piede (foot disease, maladie du pied, shell disease), Médecins du Monde (Medecins du Monde), infezione del cavallo sostenuta da Trypanosoma equiperdum (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), herpes del Nilo (herpes du Nil), acciaccatura (acciaccatura). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

デモ隊 (demonstrator, Du Pont de Nemours, dual, dual coat, dual system, dualism, duel, duet, duetto, duo, duplicate, duty-free, duty-free shop). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

デュポン (Du Pont de Nemours). (various references)

   

Manx

  

anvroie yn laa (potage du jour). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

uday.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

daurina (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), dourina (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), herpes do Nilo (herpes du Nil), calço (chock, jargon, quoin, scotch, shoe, skid, stop), cavilha (axle pin, bolt, cotter, dowel, forelock, gudgeon, kingpin, peg, pike, pin, pintle, preventer, spike, tenon, thole), cunha (chock, coin, cotter, planer, recommendation, wedge), botão do Nilo (Aleppo boil, cat-boil, herpes du Nil, Oriental sore), esquiço (office international de la vigne et du vin), tripanossomíase dos equídeos (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), Médicos do Mundo (Medecins du Monde), mal do coito (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), pequeno calço (F office international de la vigne et du vin), sífilis equina (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), torno (clam, clamp, lathe, vise), tripanossomíase (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection, trypanosomiasis, trypanosomosis), espiche (spigot). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

фондулак (fond du lac), дежурное блюдо (ordinary, plat du jour). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

durina (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), tablar (bed, F office international de la vigne et du vin, nursery bed), síndrome del maullido del gato (chromosome 5 short arm deletion, cri du chat syndrome, Lejeune syndrome), masa de Noyer (du Noyer mass), mal del coito (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), Médicos del Mundo (Medecins du Monde), espita (drunkard, faucet, prick, spigot, tap), coup de fouet del cordón (coup de fouet, coup de fouet du cordon), botón del Nilo (herpes du Nil), bancal pequeño (F office international de la vigne et du vin). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

Dourine (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection), sårning (bruising the base of cuttings RF office international de la vigne et du vin), Médecins du Monde (Medecins du Monde), beskällarsjuka (covering disease, dourine, mal du coït, Trypanosoma equiperdum infection). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

yurt özlemi (homesickness, mal du pays), vatan özlemi (mal du pays). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: DU

Derivations

Words beginning with "DU": duad, duads, dual, dualism, dualisms, dualist, dualistic, dualistically, dualists, dualities, duality, dualize, dualized, dualizes, dualizing, dually, duals, dub, dubbed, dubber, dubbers, dubbin, dubbing, dubbings, dubbins, dubieties, dubiety, dubious, dubiously, dubiousness, dubiousnesses, dubitable, dubitation, dubitations, dubnium, dubniums, dubonnet, dubonnets, dubs, ducal, ducally, ducat, ducats, duce, duces, duchess, duchesses, duchies, duchy, duci, duck. (additional references)

Words ending with "DU": bedu, fondu, kudu, perdu, tamandu, teledu. (additional references)

Words containing "DU": abduce, abduced, abducens, abducent, abducentes, abduces, abducing, abduct, abducted, abductee, abductees, abducting, abduction, abductions, abductor, abductores, abductors, abducts, acidulate, acidulated, acidulates, acidulating, acidulation, acidulations, acidulent, acidulous, aciduria, acidurias, addendum, adduce, adduced, adducent, adducer, adducers, adduces, adducing, adduct, adducted, adducting, adduction, adductions, adductive, adductor, adductors, adducts, adularia, adularias, adulate, adulated, adulates, adulating. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: DU

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

 Words containing the letters "d-u"
 

+1 letter: bud, cud, dub, dud, due, dug, duh, dui, dun, duo, dup, fud, mud, oud, pud, udo, urd, wud.

 

+2 letters: auld, baud, bedu, buds, bund, burd, crud, cuds, cued, curd, daub, daut, doum, dour, doux, drub, drug, drum, duad, dual, dubs, duce, duci, duck, duct, dude, duds, duel, dues, duet, duff, dugs, duit, duke, dull, duly, duma, dumb, dump, dune, dung, dunk, duns, dunt, duos, dupe, dups, dura, dure, durn, duro, durr, dusk, dust, duty, feud, fuds, fund, gaud, gude, guid, hued, judo, kudo, kudu, laud, leud, loud, lude, maud, muds, nude, nurd, ouds, puds, quad, quid, quod, rudd, rude, rued, scud, spud, stud, sudd, suds, sued, surd, thud, turd, udos, unde, undo, undy, updo, urds, used, yaud.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Images: Digital Art
8. Quotations: Familiar
9. Quotations: Fiction
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Usage Frequency
12. Names: Frequency
13. Names: Company Usage
14. Expressions
15. Expressions: Internet
16. Translations: Modern
17. Abbreviations
18. Acronyms
19. Derivations
20. Anagrams
21. Bibliography


  

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