dog

  • 31dog — see feed a dog for three days and he will remember your kindness for three years; feed a cat for three years and she will forget your kindness in three days give a dog a bad name and hang him dog does not eat dog every dog has his day every dog… …

    Proverbs new dictionary

  • 32dog — I UK [dɒɡ] / US [dɔɡ] noun [countable] Word forms dog : singular dog plural dogs *** 1) a) an animal kept as a pet, for guarding buildings, or for hunting. A young dog is called a puppy Have you fed the dog? Out on the street, a dog began to bark …

    English dictionary

  • 33dog — {{11}}dog (n.) O.E. docga, a late, rare word used of a powerful breed of canine. It forced out O.E. hund (the general Germanic and IE word; see CANINE (Cf. canine)) by 16c. and subsequently was picked up in many continental languages (Cf. Fr.… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 34dog — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. canine, cur, whelp; pup[py], tyke, bitch, slut; doggy (inf.); pooch, mutt (both sl.). See animal. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A domestic animal] Syn. hound, puppy, canine, mongrel, cur, canis familiaris… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 35dog — noun 1》 a domesticated carnivorous mammal probably descended from the wolf, with a barking or howling voice, an acute sense of smell, and non retractile claws. [Canis familiaris.]     ↘a wild animal resembling this, in particular any member of… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 36dog — Synonyms and related words: Afghan hound, Alaskan malamute, Bedlington terrier, Border terrier, Boston bull, Cairn terrier, Chihuahua, Dalmatian, Doberman pinscher, English toy spaniel, Eskimo dog, Gordon setter, Great Dane, Great Pyrenees, Kerry …

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  • 37dog — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English docga Date: before 12th century 1. a. canid; especially a highly variable domestic mammal (Canis familiaris) closely related to the gray wolf b. a male dog; also a male… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 38dog — [[t]dɔg, dɒg[/t]] n. v. dogged, dog•ging 1) dch a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties 2) mam any carnivore of the dog family Canidae, characterized in the wild state by a long muzzle, erect ears, and a long bushy tail;… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39dog — 1. n. a foot. (Usually plural.) □ My dogs are killing me. □ I gotta get home and soak my dogs. 2. n. an ugly girl. (Rude and derogatory.) □ I’m no dog, but I could wish for some changes. □ …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 40dog — I. n 1a. an ugly, unpleasant or unattractive woman or girl. This sense of the word was in common use in the USA from the 1950s. It was adopted by British speak ers in the mid 1970s. 1b. American something unpleasant or worthless. Expressions in… …

    Contemporary slang