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52 Nouns That End With DO

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accelerando (noun) a gradually increasing tempo of music
ado (noun) a rapid active commotion Synonyms: bustle, flurry, fuss, hustle, stir
aficionado (noun) a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer
(noun) a fan of bull fighting
aikido (noun) a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo
albedo (noun) the ratio of reflected to incident light Synonyms: reflective power
avocado (noun) a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed Synonyms: aguacate, alligator pear, avocado pear
(noun) tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits Synonyms: avocado tree, Persea Americana
bastinado (noun) a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels Synonyms: falanga
(noun) a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet
bravado (noun) a swaggering show of courage Synonyms: bluster
carbonado (noun) a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled
(noun) an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing Synonyms: black diamond
comedo (noun) a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin Synonyms: blackhead
commando (noun) an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory
(noun) a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids Synonyms: ranger
condo (noun) one of the dwelling units in a condominium Synonyms: condominium
credo (noun) any system of principles or beliefs Synonyms: creed
crescendo (noun) (music) a gradual increase in loudness
dado (noun) panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall Synonyms: wainscot
(noun) a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
(noun) the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
decrescendo (noun) (music) a gradual decrease in loudness Synonyms: diminuendo
desperado (noun) a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) Synonyms: desperate criminal
dildo (noun) a vibrating device that substitutes for an erect penis to provide vaginal stimulation
diminuendo (noun) (music) a gradual decrease in loudness Synonyms: decrescendo
do (noun) an uproarious party Synonyms: bash, brawl
(noun) the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization Synonyms: doh, ut
dodo (noun) extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons Synonyms: Raphus cucullatus
(noun) someone whose style is out of fashion Synonyms: fogey, fogy, fossil
eddo (noun) edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants Synonyms: cocoyam, dasheen, taro
eldorado (noun) an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers Synonyms: El Dorado
escudo (noun) the basic unit of money on Cape Verde; equal to 100 centavos Synonyms: Cape Verde escudo
(noun) formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100 centavo Synonyms: Portuguese escudo
fado (noun) a sad Portuguese folksong
glissando (noun) a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
hairdo (noun) the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) Synonyms: coif, coiffure, hair style, hairstyle
innuendo (noun) an indirect (and usually malicious) implication Synonyms: insinuation
judo (noun) a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan
libido (noun) (psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire
lido (noun) a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports
livedo (noun) skin disorder characterized by patchy bluish discolorations on the skin
ludo (noun) a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice
mikado (noun) the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno Synonyms: tenno
nardo (noun) Australian clover fern Synonyms: common nardoo, Marsilea drummondii, nardoo
passado (noun) (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward Synonyms: lunge, straight thrust
peludo (noun) Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts Synonyms: Euphractus sexcinctus, poyou
pintado (noun) large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters Synonyms: cero, kingfish, Scomberomorus regalis
pseudo (noun) a person who makes deceitful pretenses Synonyms: fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, role player, sham, shammer
rondo (noun) a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata Synonyms: rondeau
secondo (noun) the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet)
sforzando (noun) (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack
(noun) an accented chord
strapado (noun) a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope Synonyms: strappado
strappado (noun) a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope Synonyms: strapado
taekwondo (noun) a Korean martial art similar to karate Synonyms: tae kwon do
tamarindo (noun) large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys Synonyms: tamarind
(noun) long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp Synonyms: tamarind, tamarind tree, Tamarindus indica
teredo (noun) typical shipworm
testudo (noun) a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification
tornado (noun) a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive Synonyms: crack, crack cocaine
(noun) a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground Synonyms: twister
torpedo (noun) any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges Synonyms: crampfish, electric ray, numbfish
(noun) armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
(noun) a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
(noun) a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
(noun) an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)
(noun) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States Synonyms: bomber, Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, wedge, zep
(noun) a professional killer who uses a gun Synonyms: gun, gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, shooter, triggerman
tuxedo (noun) semiformal evening dress for men Synonyms: black tie, dinner jacket, tux
weirdo (noun) someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric Synonyms: creep, spook, weirdie, weirdy
(noun) someone deranged and possibly dangerous Synonyms: crazy, looney, loony, nutcase

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