Dog

[dɒg] or [dɔɡ]

Definition

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) informal term for a man; 'you lucky dog'.

Typed by Chauncey--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog (C. familiaris).

(n.) A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.

(n.) A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog.

(n.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).

(n.) An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron.

(n.) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them.

(n.) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill.

(n.) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool.

(v. t.) To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if by dogs; to hound with importunity.

Checker: Victoria

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Hound, BITCH, SLUT, PUP, PUPPY, CUB, WHELP.[2]. [Colloquial.] Fellow.[3]. Andiron, sadiron.

Typed by Darla

Definition

n. a domestic quadruped of the same genus as the wolf and akin to the fox varying in size from small terriers to huge Newfoundlands mastiffs and St Bernards: a mean scoundrel: a term of contempt: a fellow (as a jolly dog): one of two constellations of stars: an andiron: an iron hook for holding logs of wood: a dogfish: a cock as of a gun.—adj. male (opposed to bitch) as in dog-fox dog-ape.—v.t. to follow as a dog: to follow and watch constantly: to worry with importunity:—pr.p. dog′ging; pa.p. dogged.—ns. Dog′-bane a plant with an intensely bitter root valued for its medicinal properties said to be poisonous to dogs; Dog′-bee a drone; Dog′-belt a broad leather belt round the waist for drawing dans or sledges in the low workings of coal-mines; Dog′-bis′cuit biscuit made for dogs sometimes containing scraps of meat; Dog′-bolt (obs.) a contemptible fellow; Dog′-box the part of a railway wagon in which dogs are carried; Dog′-brī′er the brier dogrose; Dog′cart a two-wheeled carriage with seats back to back so called from sporting-dogs being originally carried inside the box.—adj. Dog′-cheap very cheap.—n. Dog′-coll′ar a collar for dogs: a kind of stiff collar on a woman's dress: a close-fitting clerical collar.—adj. Dog′-faced.—ns. Dog′-fan′cier one who has a fancy for or who deals in dogs; Dog′fish a popular name for various small species of shark common on British and American coasts; Dog′-fox a male fox; Dog′ger.—adj. Dog′gish like a dog: churlish: brutal.—adv. Dog′gishly.—n. Dog′gishness.—p.adj. Dog′goned (vulg.) confounded.—n. Dog′-grass a coarse perennial grass common in uncultivated grounds akin to couch-grass dog-wheat &c.—adjs. Dog′-head′ed; Dog′-heart′ed.—ns. Dog′-hole a hole fit only for dogs: a mean dwelling; Dog′-house -kenn′el; Dog′-leech one who treats the diseases of dogs; Dog-lett′er the letter or sound r—also Canine letter; Dog′-louse; Dog′-pars′ley fool's parsley; Dog′rose a wild-rose a brier; Dog's′-ear the corner of the leaf of a book turned down like a dog's ear.—v.t. to turn down the corners of leaves.—p.adjs. Dog's′-eared Dog′-eared.—ns. Dog's′-fenn′el May-weed; Dog′ship the quality or personality of a dog.—adj. Dog′-sick.—n. Dog′skin leather made from the skin of a dog or from sheepskin in imitation of it.—adj. made of such.—ns. Dog′-sleep a light sleep broken by the slightest noise; Dog's′-meat coarse meat scraps and refuse sold as food for dogs; Dog's′-mer′cury the mercurialis perennis; Dog's′-nose a kind of mixed drink; Dog's′-tail-grass a common British pasture grass.—n.pl. Dog′-stones a name for various British species of orchis.—ns. Dog's′-tongue the hound's-tongue plant Cynoglossum officinale; Dog′-tick.—adjs. Dog′-tired Dog′-wea′ry (Shak.) tired as a dog completely worn out.—ns. Dog′-trick an ill-natured trick; Dog′-trot a gentle trot like that of a dog; Dog′-vane a small vane of thread cork and feathers placed on the weather gunwale to show the direction of the wind; Dog′-vī′olet the common name of Viola canina and other scentless species of wild violet; Dog′-wheat a name of Dog-grass; Dog′-whelk the popular name for univalve molluscs of the genus Nassa; Dog′wood a tree or shrub of the cornel genus valuable on account of the hardness of the wood.—interj. Dog on it! a minced oath (for God damn it!).—Go to the dogs to be ruined; Not to lead the life of a dog to lead a life so wretched that even a dog would not be content with it; Throw Give or Send to the dogs to throw away or abandon.

Editor: Ramon