derby

Speech parts

1. derby - Noun

2. Derby - Proper noun

Meaning

A race for three-old horses, run annually at Epsom (near London), for the Derby stakes. It was instituted by the 12th Earl of Derby, in 1780.

A stiff felt hat with a dome-shaped crown.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bowler bowler hat plug hat derby hat sporting event regatta game event test cap hat sprint darby bonnet beanie
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Antonyms

concord dally diddle dawdle stand delay
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Hypernyms

hat chapeau lid

Related terms

Sage Derby

Phrases with the word

Derby shoe the derby state derby city derby float derby slicker Lord Derby's scaly-tailed flying squirrel

Anagrams

Bryde

Examples

So down thy hill, romantic Ashbourn, glides The Derby dilly, carrying three INSIDES. George Canning

I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large. Charlie Chaplin

That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening my derby hat and fixing my tie, even though I have just landed on my head. Charlie Chaplin

I loved the world of roller derby because I thought it was such an empowering metaphor, that you get out there and do it. It's such a rocker, athletic, capable, cool exhibitionist sport; it's about this great sort of camaraderie. Drew Barrymore

Derby described the incredible artificial weather that Earthlings sometimes create for other Earthlings when they don't want those other Earthlings to inhabit Earth any more. Kurt Vonnegut

A cart-horse could never win the derby. Irish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

derbid derbio derbisol Derby Acres derby city derby dog