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Meaning of "dory" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DORY

From French dorée gilded, from dorer to gild, from Late Latin deaurāre, ultimately from Latin aurum gold.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DORY

dory  [ˈdɔːrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dory is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dory

Dory

The dory is a small, shallow-draft boat, about 5 to 7 metres or 16 to 23 feet long. It is usually a lightweight boat with high sides, a flat bottom and sharp bows. They are easy to build because of their simple lines. For centuries, dories have been used as traditional fishing boats, both in coastal waters and in the open sea. Variant spellings are doree and dori. Old dory used for cod fishing in Newfoundland, Canada...

Definition of dory in the English dictionary

The definition of dory in the dictionary is any spiny-finned marine teleost food fish of the family Zeidae, esp the John Dory, having a deep compressed body.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DORY


corey
ˈkɔːrɪ
Cori
ˈkɔːrɪ
cory
ˈkɔːrɪ
flory
ˈflɔːrɪ
glory
ˈɡlɔːrɪ
gory
ˈɡɔːrɪ
hunky-dory
ˌhʌŋkɪˈdɔːrɪ
lory
ˈlɔːrɪ
Maggiore
ˌmædʒɪˈɔːrɪ
Maury
ˈmɔːrɪ
Montessori
ˌmɒntɪˈsɔːrɪ
MORI
ˈmɔːrɪ
nori
ˈnɔːrɪ
pory
ˈpɔːrɪ
roary
ˈrɔːrɪ
rory
ˈrɔːrɪ
storey
ˈstɔːrɪ
story
ˈstɔːrɪ
Tory
ˈtɔːrɪ
two-storey
ˈtuːˈstɔːrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DORY

dorsiflex
dorsiflexion
dorsigrade
dorsiventral
dorsiventrality
dorsiventrally
dorsolateral
dorsolumbar
dorsoventral
dorsoventrality
dorsoventrally
dorsum
Dort
dorter
dortier
dortiest
dortiness
Dortmund
dorty

WORDS THAT END LIKE DORY

accessory
advisory
category
depository
directory
factory
Federal Capital Territory
Gregory
history
introductory
inventory
ivory
laboratory
mandatory
memory
regulatory
repository
territory
theory
victory

Synonyms and antonyms of dory in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DORY

Find out the translation of dory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

海鲂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dory
570 millions of speakers

English

dory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डोरि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دوري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

доры
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dory
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Dory
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

doris
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dory
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dory
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドーリー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xuồng ba lá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டோரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dülgerbalığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dory
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dory
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дори
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dory
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

dory
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Dory
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DORY»

The term «dory» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.106 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DORY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dory

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QUOTES WITH «DORY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dory.
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Anil Kapoor
If you make a feelgood film which is complete candyfloss, where everybody is good and everything is beautiful and hunky dory, it won't appeal to the audience.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DORY»

Discover the use of dory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dory Story
While taking a bath with his new red toy dory, a boy imagines himself alone on the ocean getting a first-hand look at the ocean's food chain.
Jerry Pallotta, 2006
2
Art Escapes
Provides artists with ideas and inspiration to help gain more confidence and creativity along with daily projects using watercolor, mixed media, and collage.
Dory Kanter, 2003
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The Dory Fleet of Pacific City
A dory, by definition, is a flat-bottomed boat with two pointed (or nearly pointed) ends. The traditional dories of the Pacific City fleet were just that. Over the years, however, they have evolved into the square-stern variety seen today. Originally ...
Jeanna Rosembalm Bottenberg, 2008
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Winds of Change
Every Latter-day Saint should read this novel.Richard H. Cracroft, English Professor, aCenter for Religious Values inLiterature, Brigham Young UniversityA delightful and provocative book. the author has shown how you can grow educationally, ...
Dory Peters, 2000
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101 Lies Men Tell Women -- And Why Women Believe Them
What do men tend to lie about? Why do they feel the need to life? Dr. Dory Hollander offers rare insight into the most prevalent lies and the often startling reasons why men tell them.
Dory Hollander, 1996
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Forty Wooden Boats: A Third Catalog of Building Plans
PARTICULARS This rugged and able 16 'outboard-powered dory combines beauty with practicality — and it is easy to build. David Roberts designed the handsome hull and built it as the Nexus 16 ' Dory. Now, for the first time, this highly ...
Wooden Boat Magazine, 1995
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Popular Science
As shown below, the 40-h.P. motor in Dr. McKibben's dory is housed in a compartment held together with hooks. Top and sides can be removed as required Dr. Paul S. McKibben, dean of the School of Medicine, University of Southern ...
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Dory's "Oh My God!" Stories
Out of the basket, Dory picked up a beautiful silver bracelet, but she couldn't tell what the design was on it. It looked like several birds that were encircled around the bracelet. She didn't have her reading glasses on so she walked over to Henry  ...
D. J. Desai, 2009
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Technology for Justice: How Information Technology Can ...
"Technology for Justice examines the impact of IT on the administration of justice.
Dory Reiling, 2009
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Twenty Affordable Sailboats to Take You Anywhere
TRADITIONAL STURDY, AND CONSERVATIVE Cape Dory Yachts of East Taunton, Massachusetts was founded in 1963 by Andrew Vavolotis. Until its demise 28 years later, the company built over 2,800 sailboats, ranging in length from 18 to ...
Gregg Nestor, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dory is used in the context of the following news items.
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The taxi industry must keep up with the times, says transport minister
... because we know Uber has a lot of money to pay and presently they pay,” said Dory Saliba of the Taxi Driver Development Committee. «CTV News, Jul 15»
2
For ATI retirees, it's about health care
“We don't know what's going to happen, but I'm not going to tell them everything is hunky-dory,” Arabia said. He said he told the retirees that the ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
3
Young drivers likely to nickname their car
RACQ spokeswoman Lauren Ritchie said other popular names included the Betty, Rosie and Dory. "Many people have a special connection to ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
Ruby Wax :Pay Attention
You may believe you're having a hunky-dory time, with the perfect kids/wife/teeth but someday if you don't look into the darkness in the ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
5
Strong opinions hit the target when they're true
OPINION: Beware of young girls, as Dory Previn sang when a wistful Mia Farrow shot through with her husband. Never again (hopefully) will ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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FREDERICK: Vacation brings opportunity for some saltwater action
He owns a dory, a flat-bottomed boat with a high, pointed prow than can be launched and loaded from the beach using a trailer with tiltable ... «Scottsbluff Star Herald, Jul 15»
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Amid All the Gloom, a Ray of Sunshine (It's Fed-Related)
On a day when the United Airlines' (UAL) computers broke down, it's not all that comforting to believe that everything's hunky dory. Conspiracy ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
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We Can't Go Back
The assertion that the education system is overrun with terrible teachers and that if we just root them out, all will be hunky-dory-- that's a dumb ... «Education Week, Jul 15»
9
David Bowie's vivid personas delved into darkness
In Life on Mars?, a haunting track from the 1971 record Hunky Dory, Bowie sings, “It's on America's tortured brow / That Mickey Mouse has ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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Sailing: West Briton round-up July 9
A dory took boxed teas out to the Working Boats before the start of racing. A Force 2-3 southerly breeze made for perfect racing conditions and ... «West Briton, Jul 15»

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