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Definition: DORR

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The dorbeetle; also, a drone or an idler.[Websters].
Verb 1. To deceive. [Obs.] See Dor, v. t.[Websters]
2. To deafen with noise.[Websters]
3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: dorring, dorred, dorrs, dorrer, dorrers, dorringly and dorredly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Dorr" is a common misspelling or typo for: doer, dor, doff, dorer, dorrs.

Date "Dorr" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Common Expressions: DORR

Expressions Definition
Dorr Rebellion The Dorr Rebellion was a short-lived armed insurrection in Rhode Island in 1841 and 1842, led by Thomas Wilson Dorr who was agitating for changes to the state's electoral system. (references)
Thomas Wilson Dorr Thomas Wilson Dorr was born in 1805 and died in 1854. He was a U.S. lawyer and political figure. His most significant achievement occurred in 1842 when he drafted a liberal constitution for Rhode Island which was passed by popular referendum. Prior to this only landowners could vote, which was becoming a problem with increasing migration to cities. However, his constitution and the referendum was extralegal and not recognized by the state government. (references)
W. Dorr Legg W. Dorr Legg (born William Lambert Ann Arbor 1904, died 1994), landscape architect and one of the founders of the U.S. gay rights movement, then called the homophile movement. (references)

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

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Specialty Expressions: DORR

Expressions Domain Definition
Dorr mill Mining A tube mill designed for operation as a closed-circuit wet-grinding unit. See also: tube mill. (references)
Dorr operator Occupations Tends processing equipment that separates organic colloidal matter from carbonated raw sugar beet liquor, and purifies liquor prior to refining into granulated sugar: Opens valves and starts pump to fill settling tank with liquor and adds specified amounts of lime or milk of lime solution. Sets controls to maintain specified temperature of lime-liquor solution to aid in precipitation process. Takes sample of liquor from tank and tests for purity, using refractometer. Opens valves and pumps liquor to process storage tanks and lime sludge to filter station. Washes remaining sludge from bottom of settling tank. Records data, such as amount of liquor processed and refractometer readings on batches, in station log. (references)
Dorr rake classifier Mining A mechanical classifier consisting of an inclined settling tank and a rake-type conveying agitating mechanism. Feed introduced at the low end of the tank flows over a distributing apron toward the high end of the tank. The heavier materials of sand size settle into the rake zone and are raked up the slope and out the tank; slime and finer sands are carried over the rear wall in suspension. (references)

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

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Extended Definition: DORR

Dorr

Dorr may refer to:

People:

  • Hans Dorr, German SS-Obersturmbannführer
  • John V. N. Dorr, American industrial chemist
  • Julia Caroline Dorr, American author
  • Kevin Dorr, American musician
  • Robert F. Dorr, American Author
  • Thomas Wilson Dorr, 19th century American politician associated with the Dorr Rebellion

Places: In the United States:

  • Dorr Township, McHenry County, Illinois
  • Dorr Township, Michigan

Companies:

  • Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, American law firm

See also

  • Door

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Dorr". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: DORR

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr 23     Charles P. Dorr 4
Dorr Township, McHenry County, Illinois 23     Clara Barkley Dorr House 5
Dorr Township, Michigan 21     Dorr 9
Hans Dorr 19     Dorr Bothwell 7
Dorr Rebellion 16     Dorr Felt 4
Robert F. Dorr 10     Dorr Rebellion 16
Dorr 9     Dorr Township 2
Thomas Wilson Dorr 9     Dorr Township, McHenry County, Illinois 23
Dorr Bothwell 7     Dorr Township, Michigan 21
W. Dorr Legg 6     Edward Dorr Griffin Prime 3
Frederic Dorr Steele 5     Frederic Dorr Steele 5
Clara Barkley Dorr House 5     Hans Dorr 19
Dorr Felt 4     John V. N. Dorr 4
Kevin Dorr 4     Julia Caroline Dorr 3
John V. N. Dorr 4     Kevin Dorr 4
Charles P. Dorr 4     Rheta Childe Dorr 3
Rheta Childe Dorr 3     Robert F. Dorr 10
Edward Dorr Griffin Prime 3     Thomas Wilson Dorr 9
Julia Caroline Dorr 3     W. Dorr Legg 6
Dorr Township 2     Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr 23

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: DORR

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 金龟子 (chafer, cock-chafer, dor, dorbeetle, dorr), 发出嗡嗡声的昆虫 (dor, dorr). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, dorr. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 金龜子 (chafer, cock-chafer, dor, dorbeetle, dorr), 發出嗡嗡聲的昆蟲 (dor, dorr). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, dorr. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese ブンブン音をたてて飛ぶ昆虫 (dor, dorbeetle, dorr). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, dorr. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi tordyvel (dor, dorr), skalbagge (beetle, bug, coleopteran, dor, dorr). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, dorr. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian жук (dorr, beetle, bug, dor). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, dorr. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) zhuk (dorr, beetle, bug, dor). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, dorr. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki жук (dorr, beetle, bug, dor). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, dorr. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) zhuk (dorr, beetle, bug, dor). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, dorr. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration) balegar (dor, dorr, dung beetle, scarab). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), dorr. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska tordyvel (dor, dorr), skalbagge (beetle, bug, coleopteran, dor, dorr). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, dorr. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish tordyvel (dor, dorr), skalbagge (beetle, bug, coleopteran, dor, dorr). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, dorr. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). Top

Constructed Language Translations: DORR

Language Translations for “dorr” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Dathagorr (Dorr). Additional references: Athag, dorr. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Dagorr (Dorr). Additional references: Double Dutch, dorr. (volunteer)
Leet ¤|¤|2|2 (Dorr). Additional references: Leet, dorr. (volunteer)
Oppish Doporr (Dorr). Additional references: Oppish, dorr. (volunteer)
Pig Latin orrday (dorr). Additional references: Pig Latin, dorr. (volunteer)
Terran B torlarl (dorr). Additional references: Terran B, dorr. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Duborr (Dorr). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, dorr. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor. Top