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noun
Dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Hair follicles and dead skin shed from mammals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Allergen particles that accumulate on and may be shed from the skin and fur of domestic animals, especially from household pets such as cats and dogs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
A cinder; (in the plural) the refuse of a furnace
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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noun
Passion, temper, anger. Usually preceded by "have" or "get" and followed by "up".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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verb
To wander about.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To maunder, to talk incoherently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a feeling of anger and animosity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: hackles
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Broader terms: anger, choler, ire
noun
small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: scale, scurf, exfoliation
History
From a shortening of dandruff.
Uncertain.
Alteration of dandle or daddle
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
