Dog
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɒɡ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dog is a noun meaning A mammal of the family Canidae:.
Meaning
A mammal of the family Canidae:.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) The meat of this animal, eaten as food.
- A person:
- A mechanical device or support:
- (cartomancy) The eighteenth Lenormand card.
- A hot dog: a frankfurter, wiener, or similar sausage; or a sandwich made from this.
- (poker slang) An underdog.
- (slang, chiefly in the plural) Foot; toe.
Example Sentences
My dog is dead.
My dogs are barking!
Did you know that they eat dog in parts of Asia?
You look good in those shoes with your dogs out!
Word Forms
- dogs
- doggie
- doggy
- doggy woggy
- doggo
- dogging
- dogged
Synonyms for dog
Depending on context, synonyms include hound, canine, stud, sire, dogflesh, bloke.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cad, tag, detent, pawl, trail, firedog.
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