donut
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 5
/ˈdəʊnʌt/
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/ˈdəʊnʌt/ · /ˈdoʊ(ˌ)nʌt/
Definition of donut
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(Australia, Canada, US, alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of doughnut.
“[…]Pa said he guessed he hadn't got much appetite, and he would just drink a cup of coffee and eat a donut.”
“The Long Lances, however, were thick in the water, and soon Portland was hit in the stern, sending her turning donuts across the ocean trying to work out which way to point her guns, popping off occasional shots at Hiei, which, by now, was heavily ablaze and a very obvious target in the night.”
“The court heard that at the junction of the Ballyveely Road, Leslie - who was driving a BMW - performed the 'donuts' as others looked on.”
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Etymology
Alteration of doughnut, from dough + nut. Attested 1900.
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