dog

Nouns

  • (n) a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
    • the dog barked all night
    Canis familiaris, domestic dog,
  • (n) a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman
    • she got a reputation as a frump
    • she's a real dog
    frump,
  • (n) informal term for a man
    • you lucky dog
  • (n) someone who is morally reprehensible
    • you dirty dog
    blackguard, bounder, cad, hound, heel,
  • (n) a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll frankfurter, weenie, wienerwurst, frank, wiener, hotdog, hot dog,
  • (n) a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward detent, pawl, click,
  • (n) metal supports for logs in a fireplace
    • the andirons were too hot to touch
    andiron, dog-iron, firedog,

Verbs

Synonyms

chase give chase go after tail chase after trail track tag Canis familiaris domestic dog frump blackguard bounder cad hound heel frankfurter weenie wienerwurst frank wiener hotdog hot dog detent pawl click andiron dog-iron firedog

See also

chase away dispel drive away drive off drive out run off turn back tag along

Words of close approximity

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D.A. DA dB D.C. DC DD DE dg dj dl dm DO DP Dr. DS Dy
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