Don vs Dog - What's the difference?
don | dog |
(clothing) to put on, to dress in
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As nouns the difference between don and dog
is that don is (science) (dissolved organic nitrogen) while dog is a mammal, canis lupus familiaris , that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.As a verb dog is
to pursue with the intent to catch.don
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) dominus'', "lord", "head of household", akin to Spanish ''don'' and Italian ''dom''; from ''domus'', "house", + diminutive suffix ''-inus . Compare dominie.Derived terms
* donnishEtymology 2
A contraction of (etyl) do on. Compare also doff.Verb
(donn)- To don one's clothes.