dog
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1.0
- noun
- /dɔg/
- The dog barked loudly when someone knocked on the door.
- walk the dog
- dog owner
- pet dog
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Watch on YouTubeAnd as these ladies walk past, this dog went bonkers.
- And as these ladies walk past, this dog went bonkers.
- Is it football, horses, the dogs, all the people?
- Even an overweight dog or cat, they're OK.
- She brought one of our dogs to to school.
- They're lucky, but some dogs don't and aren't.
- You know, I see two dogs attacking a man.
- And there was like, we saw two big ass dogs running around.
- Yeah, especially because my dogs A male dog.
Examples
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We have to take the dog on a walk.
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Yeah, that's one lucky dog to have found us.
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Do you know that some dogs swim for fun?
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Oh, hey, if you love dogs, hit the like button.
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I took pictures of Otis, my dog right here.
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But we're also here for the dogs, so that's the plan.
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My dog will bark at any passers-by
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That's the first time a dog has greeted us.
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Every morning, I take my dog for a long walk in the park.
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She has trained her dog to fetch the newspaper every day.
Synonyms
110
3.7
A child's friendly word for a dog
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4.6
A childish word for a pet animal that people walk and play with
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7.7
A small friendly dog kept as a pet
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1.0
A dog people keep as a pet or to do work
Idioms
- Literature
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8.8
Make people focus on something less important to hide a bigger problem
- Informal
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9.9
A playful phrase that says another person or pet is welcome too
- Offensive
1
9.7
A person who stops others from using something they neither want nor need
- Informal
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9.9
A person who finally gets what they wanted but does not know what to do next
- Informal
A person who suddenly succeeds and then does not know what to do next
- Jargon
Use a company's own products to show they work and learn from them
- Archaic
To not have enough evidence to prove someone is guilty or to take action
- Archaic
To keep trying until everything is finished no matter how long it takes
- Informal
Test something first with a small group before using it more widely
- Informal
To keep supporting something until the very end, no matter how long it takes
Compounds
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2.1
A dog trained to protect people or property by warning and sometimes attacking intruders
- US
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4.7
A small animal that digs tunnels and lives in large groups on North American grasslands
- Literature
12
8.7
A phrase that sends a hidden message about politics to a certain group
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3.1
A simple swimming stroke with arms and legs moving one after the other like a dog swims
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2.5
A large, intelligent dog that works in police teams or guides blind people
- Jargon
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3.9
A product a company uses inside to test and find problems before public release
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3.4
A dog trained to alert a person who cannot hear to important sounds like a doorbell or alarm
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Etymology
Dog comes from the old English word docga, which probably named a strong kind of dog; think of a powerful, loyal animal and you see why dog now means the familiar pet we keep and train.