English Explanatory Dictionary

DAW

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Initialism of digital audio workstation.
verb
  1. Initialism of dispense as written.
noun
  1. A western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula, a passerine bird in the crow family (Corvidae), more commonly called jackdaw.
  2. An idiot, a simpleton; fool.
verb
  1. To dawn.
  2. To wake (someone) up.
  3. To daunt; to terrify.
name
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
name
  1. honorific title for older women

Pronunciation

/dɔː/ /diː eɪ ˈdʌbəljuː/ /dɑː/ En-us-daw.ogg

Word forms

DAW DAWs dawing dawed

Etymology

From Middle English dawe, from Old English *dāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *dāhwā. Cognate with German Dahle, Dohle, dialectal Tach.

Synonyms

jackdaw

Derived words

dawish adaw bedaw
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