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. DeeJohn15271608MEnglishSCIENCE: mathematicianMISC: astrologerTHEATRE: magician John. 1527–1608, English mathematician, astrologer, and magician: best known for his preface (1570) to the first edition of Euclid in English

Dee

²

/ 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

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

Her work, which also drew inspiration from church songs, jukebox pop and big band jazz, included the preschool classics “The Hello Song,” “The Hi Dee Ho Man,” “Dulce Dulce” and a popular rendition of “Wade in the Water.”

From Los Angeles Times

Out shopping with her adoptive parents Dee and John, Cassie would even ask if she could buy groceries for her birth mum.

From BBC

Dee was advised it would be reassuring for Cassie to meet her birth mother face-to-face.

From BBC

Dee decided to take Cassie to the doctor, and by the time they arrived at the surgery Cassie was trembling and vomiting uncontrollably.

From BBC

For nearly two years Cassie and Dee went to specialist therapy.

From BBC