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dank
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dæ?k/
- (æ-tensing) IPA(key): /de??k/
- Rhymes: -æ?k
Etymology 1
From Middle English danke (“wet, damp; dampness, moisture”), probably from North Germanic, related to Swedish dank (“marshy spot”), Icelandic dökk (“pool”), Old Norse d?kk (“pit, depression”), from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz (“dark”). However, some trace it to a West Germanic source such as Dutch damp (“vapor”) or Middle High German damph, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dampaz (“smoke, steam, vapor”).
Adjective
dank (comparative danker, superlative dankest)
- Dark, damp and humid.
- 1835, Richard Chenevix Trench, The Story of Justin Martyr
- Cheerless watches on the cold, dank ground.
- 1855, Robert Browning, “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came”, XXII:
- Who were the strugglers, what war did they wage, / Whose savage trample thus could pad the dank / Soil to a plash? [...]
- 1835, Richard Chenevix Trench, The Story of Justin Martyr
- (figuratively, of marijuana) Highly potent.
- (slang, often ironic) Great, awesome.
Derived terms
- danken
- dankly
- dankness
- dank meme
Translations
Noun
dank (plural danks)
- Moisture; humidity; water.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book VII, verse 441:
- "Yet oft they quit | The dank, and rising on siff pennons, tow'r | the mid aerial sky"
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book VII, verse 441:
Etymology 2
From Middle English danken, from the adjective (see above).
Verb
dank (third-person singular simple present danks, present participle danking, simple past and past participle danked)
- (obsolete, intransitive) To moisten, dampen; used of mist, dew etc.
References
Etymology 3
Alternative forms
- danek
Noun
dank (plural danks)
- A small silver coin formerly used in Persia.
Anagrams
- D. Kan., N. Dak., NKDA, kDNA, kand, kdna
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??k/
- Hyphenation: dank
- Rhymes: -??k
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch danc, from Old Dutch *thank, from Proto-Germanic *þankaz.
Noun
dank m (uncountable)
- gratitude, thanks
- show/token of recognition
- reward, recompense
Synonyms
- dankbetoon
- dankbetuiging
- dankzegging
Antonyms
- ondank
Derived terms
- danken
- dankbaar
- dankloos
- dankwoord
- dankzeggen
- plasdank
- stank voor dank
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
dank
- first-person singular present indicative of danken
- imperative of danken
German
Etymology
Cognate with danken and Dutch dank; compare the Latin gr?tia.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?k
Preposition
dank (+ genitive or dative)
- thanks to, because of
Related terms
- danken
- bedanken
- Dank m, Undank
Further reading
- “dank” in Duden online
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dank/, [da?k]
Noun
dank m
- tax, fine, levy, duty
Declension
Further reading
- dank in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski s?ownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
Luxembourgish
Verb
dank
- second-person singular imperative of danken
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dirty
English
Etymology
From Middle English dirti, alteration of earlier dritti, equivalent to dirt +? -y. See also drite.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d??ti/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d?ti/, [?d??i]
- Rhymes: -??(?)ti
Adjective
dirty (comparative dirtier, superlative dirtiest)
- Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
- Synonyms: filthy, soiled, sordid, unclean, unwashed; see also Thesaurus:unclean
- Antonyms: clean; see also Thesaurus:clean
- That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
- Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
- Synonyms: indecent, lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious
- Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.
- Synonyms: cheating, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike
- Antonym: sportsmanlike
- Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
- Synonyms: base, dishonest, dishonorable, filthy, despicable, lousy, mean, sordid, unethical, vile
- Out of tune.
- Of color, discolored by impurities.
- Synonyms: dingy, dullish, muddied, muddy
- Antonyms: bright, pure
- (computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
- (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
- Sleety; gusty; stormy.
- 1867, Matthew Arnold, On the Study of Celtic Literature
- Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea.
- 1867, Matthew Arnold, On the Study of Celtic Literature
- (slang) Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
- Antonym: neat
- Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
- 2020, Mellissa Sevigny, Squeaky Clean Keto: Next Level Keto to Hack Your Health, Victory Belt Publishing (?ISBN), page 13:
- Dirty keto refers to an approach that follows the typical keto macro ratios, but the components include “dirty” foods like fast food, packaged convenience foods, processed meats, artificially sweetened diet sodas and sports drinks, and unhealthy ...
- 2020, Mellissa Sevigny, Squeaky Clean Keto: Next Level Keto to Hack Your Health, Victory Belt Publishing (?ISBN), page 13:
- Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.
- a dirty explosion
- a dirty bomb
- (Utah) Of a carbonated soft drink (soda or coke), the addition of an extra flavor shot, such as those sold by chains Sodalicious and Swig
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
dirty (comparative more dirty, superlative most dirty)
- In a dirty manner.
- Synonyms: deceptively, dirtily, indecently, underhandedly
Derived terms
- talk dirty
Translations
Verb
dirty (third-person singular simple present dirties, present participle dirtying, simple past and past participle dirtied)
- (transitive) To make (something) dirty.
- Synonyms: soil, taint; see also Thesaurus:dirty
- (transitive) To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
- Synonym: sully
- (transitive) To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
- (intransitive) To become soiled.
Translations
References
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