duty: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 8 letter points · starts with D · ends with Y
Meaning of duty
noun
- countable, uncountable
That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
Example: Do your duty by me! -No, we don't have a duty to keep you abreast.
- uncountable
The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
Example: I’m on duty from 6 pm to 6 am.
- countable
An excise tax; especially, one on imports or exports.
Example: customs duty
- countable, uncountable
The efficiency of an engine in work done per unit of fuel; particularly, the number of pounds of water which a steam pumping engine can raise one foot by burning one bushel or hundredweight of coal.
Listed forms: duties, dutie.
Source: Wiktionary — duty.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
noun
a government tax on imports or exports
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is duty in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of duty
D(2) + U(1) + T(1) + Y(4) = 8 points.
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Anagrams of duty
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Shorter words from duty
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