Dewey

/ˈduːi/

Synonyms for "dewey" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
classification systemfamily name

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
given namelibrary systemsurname

Related word relations

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3 entries
classification systemnamepersonal name

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4 entries
class numbersforenamesubject headingssurname

Collocations

5 entries
Dewey Decimal ClassificationDewey Decimal SystemDewey family nameDewey given nameJohn Dewey

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Dewey was suddenly a hero.

Source: tatoeba (806912)

115 lbs. of green, dewey grass

Source: wiktionary

For Memnon was that dewey, royal boy, son of Aurora, and born King of Egypt, who, with enthusiastic rashness flinging himself on another’s account into a rightful quarrel, fought hand to hand with his overmatch, and met his boyish and most dolorous death beneath the walls of Troy.

Source: wiktionary

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