nounπShareA mammal, Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding."The dog barked all night long."animalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny member of the Family Canidae, including domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, foxes, and their relatives (extant and extinct); canid."My neighbor's dog barks loudly every morning. "animalbiologyorganismnaturefamilyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch or vixen."The dog barked loudly at the mailman, a boisterous canine. "animalbiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA dull, unattractive girl or woman."Sheβs a real dog."appearancepersonnegativeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA man (derived from definition 2)."My dog is a good listener. "personhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA coward."Come back and fight, you dogs!"characterattitudepersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSomeone who is morally reprehensible."You dirty dog."charactermoralpersonnegativeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA sexually aggressive man (cf. horny).sexpersoncharacterattitudehumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection."The carpenter used a special dog to hold the two pieces of wood together while the glue dried. "devicemachinetechnicalpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet-wheel, to restrain the back action; a click or pawl. (See also: ratchet, windlass)"The dog on the window's window crank prevented the window from accidentally swinging inward. "technicalmachinepartdeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA metal support for logs in a fireplace."The dogs were too hot to touch."itemutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe eighteenth Lenormand card."My sister, who is studying Tarot, drew the Dog card in her reading, suggesting a loyal friend. "astrologysupernaturalsignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA hot dog."My brother bought a dog for lunch. "foodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareUnderdog."Despite being the smallest and least experienced player on the team, the dog consistently surprised everyone with his amazing soccer skills. "charactersocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(almost always in the plural) Foot."The dogs were muddy after the long walk in the park. "bodypartanatomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone."My dog is dead."communicationtechnologyelectronicsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareOne of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses."The trainer used a dog to mark the starting line for the race. "animalsportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA flop; a film that performs poorly at the box office."The new movie about a talking dog was a dog at the box office. "entertainmentmediabusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo pursue with the intent to catch."The hunter dogged the rabbit across the field, trying to catch it. "actionanimalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo follow in an annoying or harassing way."The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step."actionattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fasten a hatch securely."It is very important to dog down these hatches..."nauticaltechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place."I admit that I like to dog at my local country park."sexentertainmentactionhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished."A surprise inspection of the night shift found that some workers were dogging it."workjobbusinesseconomyattitudeorganizationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo criticize."The teacher dogged the student's poor performance in class. "attitudecharactercommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo divide (a watch) with a comrade."The two friends decided to dog the watch, sharing the responsibility of checking it throughout the day. "nauticalmilitaryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareMeat from a dog eaten as food."We visited South Korea this time around, where we ate dog meat for the first time."foodanimalcultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareMeat prepared to be given to a dog as food."The pet store owner sold a special dog food, a kind of dog. "animalfoodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn insult intended to assert hyperbolically that another person has value only as a corpse to be fed to a dog."After the argument, Sarah called her brother a dog, meaning she thought he was worthless, only good to be disposed of. ""Calling him a dog was a terrible insult; it meant they thought he was worthless, like something only fit to be discarded and fed to a dog. "curselanguagewordattitudenegativehumancharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading