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Dek vs Deg - What's the difference?

dek | deg |

As nouns the difference between dek and deg

is that dek is the subhead of a news story while deg is short for degree.

As a verb deg is

to sprinkle, moisten.

dek

English

Alternative forms

* deck

Noun

(en noun)
  • (journalism, slang) The subhead of a news story.

    • Anagrams

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    deg

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Short for degree

    • See also

    * grad * rad

    Verb

    (degg)
  • (Northern England, dialect) To sprinkle, moisten.
  • *1881 , Gerard Manley Hopkins, ''
  • *:Degged with dew, dappled with dew
  • *:Are the groins of the braes that the brook treads through

    • Anagrams

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