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doghouse

doghouse

15 1.0
A small shelter outside where a dog sleeps
  • noun
  • /ˈdɔɡˌhaʊs/
translation icon : caseta de perro
  • We built a cozy doghouse in the backyard for our new puppy.
  • build a doghouse
  • doghouse roof
  • doghouse for dogs

Let's build a log cabin doghouse for Smoodle.

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Examples

  • The dog was in its doghouse at the moment, with just its large black paws visible.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • My stepdaddy built a doghouse for Lady and the pups.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Even the doghouse is bigger than our place.

  • But if you have to sleep in a doghouse, it might as well look like this one.

  • The doghouse you and your dad planned on building becomes the doghouse your dad is building alone.

    Academic text (2009)
  • I'm making my brother's family a doghouse.

  • Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, one doghouse, one garage, two garbage cans.

  • Let's build a log cabin doghouse for Smoodle.

  • In the evenings after Miles had gone, Harmony stopped at the doghouse to pick up Ralph's bowl.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Then she spied a stubby black tail hanging out of the doghouse door.

    Fiction book (1998)

Synonyms

kennel
vsdoghouse
54 1.0

A small shelter for a dog

is specifically an outdoor shelter meant to protect a dog
dog house
vsdoghouse
3 1.0

A small outside shelter where a dog sleeps or stays

is the version written as one word rather than two

How Protective

to shelter
76 2.5
kennel
54 1.0
doghouse
15 1.0

Surface Forms

doghouse singular
doghouses plural

Morphology

doghouse = dog + house (transparent) = dog + house

A straightforward compound of 'dog' + 'house' whose meaning as a small shelter for a dog is directly deducible from its parts.

Etymology

Doghouse is simply dog + house, so it originally meant a small house built for a dog. That's why a doghouse is a small shelter that keeps a dog safe and dry outdoors.