dog (English, noun)
expansion: dog (countable and uncountable, plural dogs)
Senses:
glosses: A mammal of the family Canidae:
The species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding.
wikidata: Q144
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: A mammal of the family Canidae:
Any member of the family Canidae, including domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, foxes, and their relatives (extant and extinct).
wikidata: Q25324
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: A mammal of the family Canidae:
A male dog, wolf, or fox, as opposed to a bitch or vixen.
tags: attributive
countable
often
uncountable
glosses: The meat of this animal, eaten as food.
tags: uncountable
glosses: A person:
A dull, unattractive girl or woman.
tags: countable
derogatory
slang
uncountable
raw_tags: g-person
glosses: A person:
A man, guy, chap.
tags: countable
slang
uncountable
raw_tags: g-person
glosses: A person:
Someone who is cowardly, worthless, or morally reprehensible.
tags: countable
derogatory
uncountable
raw_tags: g-person
glosses: A person:
A sexually aggressive man.
tags: countable
slang
uncountable
raw_tags: g-person
glosses: A mechanical device or support:
Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: A mechanical device or support:
A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet wheel, to restrain the back action.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: A mechanical device or support:
A metal support for logs in a fireplace.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: transport
glosses: A mechanical device or support:
A double-ended side spike driven through a hole in the flange of a rail on a tramway.
tags: countable
historical
uncountable
topics: cartomancy
human-sciences
mysticism
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The eighteenth Lenormand card.
tags: countable
uncountable
related: word: 'dog
tags: alternative
glosses: A hot dog: a frankfurter, wiener, or similar sausage; or a sandwich made from this.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: card-games
poker
glosses: An underdog.
tags: countable
slang
uncountable
glosses: Foot; toe.
tags: countable
in-plural
slang
uncountable
glosses: (from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone.
tags: Cockney
countable
slang
uncountable
glosses: One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: Something that performs poorly.
tags: countable
informal
uncountable
topics: broadcasting
film
media
television
glosses: Something that performs poorly.
A flop; a film that performs poorly at the box office.
tags: countable
informal
uncountable
topics: engineering
firearms
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
tools
war
weaponry
glosses: A cock, as of a gun.
tags: archaic
countable
uncountable
qualifier: preceded by definite article
glosses: A dance having a brief vogue in the 1960s in which the actions of a dog were mimicked.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: dogs
tags: plural
form: darg
tags: alternative
dialectal
form: dawg
tags: alternative
dialectal
form: dug
tags: alternative
dialectal
form: doggie
tags: alternative
childish
form: doggy
tags: alternative
childish
form: doggy woggy
tags: alternative
childish
form: doggo
tags: alternative
childish