dee

¹

[dee]

noun

1. a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear.

   The wire cutters hung from a dee on her saddle.

2. Physics.,  a hollow electrode for accelerating particles in a cyclotron.

Dee

²

[dee]

noun

1. John, 1527–1608, English mathematician and astrologer.

2. a river in NE Scotland, flowing E into the North Sea at Aberdeen. 90 miles (145 km) long.

3. a river in N Wales and W England, flowing E and N into the Irish Sea. About 70 miles (110 km) long.

4. a male or female given name.

Dee

¹

/ diː /

noun

1. a river in N Wales and NW England, rising in S Gwynedd and flowing east and north to the Irish Sea. Length: about 112 km (70 miles)

2. a river in NE Scotland, rising in the Cairngorms and flowing east to the North Sea. Length: about 140 km (87 miles)

3. a river in S Scotland, flowing south to the Solway Firth. Length: about 80 km (50 miles)

Dee

²

/ diː /

noun

1. John. 1527–1608, English mathematician, astrologer, and magician: best known for his preface (1570) to the first edition of Euclid in English

dee

³

/ diː /

verb

1. a Scot word for die 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of dee¹

First recorded in 1785–95; so called from its shape, which resembles the letter D

Example Sentences

Barbara Dee Crosby went missing from Skyline Place, a senior living home in Sonora, Calif., around 10 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times

Former child star Danielle Spencer, who brought sass as little sis Dee in the 1970s sitcom ‘What’s Happening!!,’ died Monday after battling cancer.

From Los Angeles Times

Danielle Spencer, the former child star who played sassy tattletale Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom “What’s Happening!!,” has died.

From Los Angeles Times

“Many of you knew her as ‘Dee,’ but she was more than a child actress,” Pelt captioned the carousel of photos of his sister.

From Los Angeles Times

The NBA was the first league to break the gender barrier, with Violet Palmer and Dee Kantner calling games in 1997.

From Los Angeles Times