dun vs done
Definitions
verb
- cure by salting
- make a dun color
- persistently ask for overdue payment
- treat cruelly
noun
- horse of a dull brownish grey color
- a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
adjective
- of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color
Examples
Their dried dung is found everywhere, and is in many places the only fuel afforded by the plains; their skulls, which last longer than any other part of the animal, are among the most familiar of objects to the plainsman; their bones are in many districts so plentiful that it has become a regular industry, followed by hundreds of men (christened "bone hunters" by the frontiersmen), to go out with wagons and collect them in great numbers for the sake of the phosphates they yield; and Bad Lands, plateaus, and prairies alike, are cut up in all directions by the deep ruts which were formerly buffalo trails.
We carried spare water for the rad, a hand pump just in case the Dunlop pressure dropped, and maybe even a canister of petrol.
There are a few plotlines and characters - Sophie's mother in particular - that are somewhat redundant and unnecessary.
Definitions
adjective
- having finished or arrived at completion
- cooked until ready to serve
Examples
In a landmark case/decision, the Governor pardoned a woman convicted of killing her husband, who had physically abused her.
We came here with a few players making their debuts and they have done great.
It's been destroyed and redone a couple of times since then.
