dun

nouns

horse of a dull brownish grey color
dun
is a type of (narrower)
a lightweight horse kept for riding only
a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
"she wore dun"

verbs

treat cruelly
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
persistently ask for overdue payment
"The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"
dun
is a type of (narrower)
request urgently and forcefully
"The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
cure by salting
"dun codfish"
dun
domain category
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
"cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
is a type of (narrower)
prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
"cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay"
make a dun color
dun
is a type of (narrower)
make dark or darker
"darken a room"

adjectives

of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color
"the dun and dreary prairie"
dun
is similar to
being or having or characterized by hue