ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Deg

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /dɛɡ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Deg is a noun meaning (mathematics, countable) Abbreviation of degree.

Meaning

(mathematics, countable) Abbreviation of degree.

More Meanings

  1. (motor racing, uncountable) Clipping of degradation.
  2. (Northern England, dialectal) To sprinkle, moisten.

Example Sentences

Degged with dew, dappled with dew / Are the groins of the braes that the brook treads through, / Wiry heathpacks, flitches of fern, / And the beadbonny ash that sits over the burn.

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include level, degree, grades, extent, much, degrees.

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