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dog D0320000 (dôg, dŏg)n.1. A domesticated carnivorous mammal (Canis familiaris syn. Canis lupus subsp. familiaris) occurring as a wide variety of breeds, many of which are traditionally used for hunting, herding, drawing sleds, and other tasks, and are kept as pets.2. Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae, such as the dingo.3. A male animal of the family Canidae, especially of a fox or a domesticated breed.4. Any of various other animals, such as the prairie dog.5. Informal a. A person: You won, you lucky dog.b. A person regarded as contemptible: You stole my watch, you dog.6. Slang a. A person regarded as unattractive or uninteresting.b. Something of inferior or low quality: "The President had read the speech to some of his friends and they told him it was a dog" (John P. Roche).c. An investment that produces a low return or a loss.7. dogs Slang The feet.8. See andiron.9. Slang A hot dog; a wiener.10. Any of various hooked or U-shaped metallic devices used for gripping or holding heavy objects.11. Astronomy A sundog.adv. Totally; completely. Often used in combination: dog-tired.tr.v. dogged, dog·ging, dogs 1. To track or trail persistently: "A stranger then is still dogging us" (Arthur Conan Doyle).2. To hold or fasten with a mechanical device: "Watertight doors and hatches were dropped into place and dogged down to give the ship full watertight integrity" (Tom Clancy).3. a. To be persistently or inescapably associated with: Questions about his youthful indiscretions dogged him throughout his career.b. To be recurrently or persistently in the mind; haunt: Despair dogged him in his final years.Idioms: dog it Slang To fail to expend the effort needed to do or accomplish something. go to the dogs To go to ruin; degenerate. put on the dog Informal To make an ostentatious display of elegance, wealth, or culture.
[Middle English dogge, cur, ordinary dog (often as opposed to a hunting hound or other valuable dog), from Old English docga, dog, perhaps originally a diminutive or a hypocorism meaning "Darky, Dusky," from dox, dark, dusky (for the formation, compare Old English frox, frog, and frogga, frog, perhaps originally a diminutive).]dogs (dɒɡz) pl n1. (Gambling, except Cards) the dogs informal Brit greyhound racing2. slang the feet3. (Marketing) marketing informal goods with a low market share, which are unlikely to yield substantial profits4. go to the dogs informal to go to ruin physically or morally5. let sleeping dogs lie to leave things undisturbed6. throw someone to the dogs to abandon someone to criticism or attack
Dogs (dɒɡz) n (Placename) Isle of Dogs a district in the East End of London, bounded on three sides by the River Thames, and a focus of major office development (Canary Wharf) in recent yearsDogsSee also animals.
cynanthropyPsychiatry. a delusion in which a person believes himself to be a dog.cynologista specialist in the care and breeding of dogs.cynologythe branch of zoology that studies the dog, especially its natural history.cynomaniaan abnormal love of dogs.cynophobiaan intense dread of dogs.mongrelismthe state or quality of being a mixed breed. — mongrelization, n. — mongrely, adj.philocynismthe love of dogs. Also called philocyny. — philocynic, n., adj. — philocynical, adj.dogs
dog1. verb To judge or criticize someone for something. Why are you dogging me about this? It's really not a big deal.2. verb To follow or pursue someone. You've been dogging me since I left the gas station—what's your deal, man?3. verb To persistently trouble someone. I really think she should see a therapist if memories of the accident keep dogging her like that.4. noun Something of poor quality. That movie was a real dog—I left before it was over.5. noun An unattractive or unappealing female. I'm not asking that girl out—she's a real dog!dogsThe feet. Boy, are my dogs tired after all that walking!See also: dogDogs
Dogs Isle of. a district in the East End of London, bounded on three sides by the River Thames dogs[dȯgz] (mining engineering) folding boards DogsArgosOdysseus’ pet, recognizes him after an absence of twenty years. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey 17:298]3Astathe thin man’s dog. [Am. Lit.: The Thin Man]Balthasaralmost a Pomeranian, companion of Jolyon Forsyte at Robin Hill. [Br. Lit.: “Indian Summer of a Forsyte” ]barghestmonstrous goblin-dog, a nocturnal specter portending death. [Br. Folklore: EB (1963) III, 110]BoatswainByron’s favorite dog. [Br. Hist.: Harvey, 239]Buckafter murder of his master, leads wolf pack. [Am. Lit.: The Call of the Wild]Bullet Roy Rogers’dog. [TV: “The Roy Rogers Show” in Terrace, II, 260]Bull’s-eyeBill Sykes’s dog. [Br. Lit.: Oliver Twist]Cerberusthree-headed beast guarding gates of hell. [Classical Myth.: Zimmerman, 55–56]Charleyelderly poodle that accompanied Steinbeck on trip across U.S. [Am. Lit.: John Steinbeck Travels with Charley in Weiss, 471]CheckersRichard Nixon’s cocker spaniel; used in his defense of slush fund (1952). [Am. Hist.: Wallechinsky, 126]DiogenesDr. Blimber’s clumsy dog. [Br. Lit.: Dombey and Son]Dominichound who travels widely. [Children’s Lit.: Dominic]FalaFranklin Roosevelt’s dog. [Am. Hist.: Wallechinsky, 126]Flopitsmall, majestically self-important, and smelling of violets. [Am. Lit.: Booth Tarkington Seventeen in Magill I, 882]FlushElizabeth Barrett Browning’s spaniel, subject of a biography. [Br. Lit.: Woolf Flush in Barnhart, 446]Gelertgreyhound slain by its master for killing his baby; he discovers that Gelert had killed a wolf menacing the child, who is found safe. [Eng. Ballad: Beddgelert in Brewer Dictionary, 93]Hound of the Baskervillesgigantic “fiend dog” of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tale. [Br. Lit.: The Hound of the Baskervilles]JipDora’s little pet, lives in a tiny pagoda. [Br. Lit.: Dickens David Copperf eld]Lassiecanine star of popular film and TV series. [TV: Terrace, II, 13–15; Radio: Buxton, 135]Marmadukefloppy, self-centered, playful Great Dane. [Comics: Marmaduke]Mauthe Doogghostly black spaniel that haunted Peel Castle. [Br. Folklore: Benét, 649]Montmorencycompanion on Thames boat trip. [Br. Lit.: Jerome Three Men in a Boat in Magill II, 1018]NanaNewfoundland, nurse to the children. [Br. Lit.: J. M. Barrie Peter Pan]PeritasAlexander the Great’s dog. [Gk. Hist.: Harvey, 239]Rin-Tin-Tinearly film hero; German shepherd. [Radio: Buxton, 200]SandyLittle Orphan Annie’s dog. [Comics: “Little Orphan Annie” in Horn, 459]Snoopyworld’s most famous beagle. [Comics: “Peanuts” in Horn, 542]Spotdog accompanying Sally, Dick, and Jane in primers. [Am. Cult.: Misc.]Totopet terrier who accompanies Dorothy to Oz. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]dogs
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| DOGS➣Department Of General Services (later changed to DGS) | | DOGS➣Director of Graduate Studies | | DOGS➣Dads of Great Students (National Center for Fathering) | | DOGS➣Durham-Orange Genealogical Society (North Carolina) | | DOGS➣Dog Owners of Greater Squamish | | DOGS➣Deployable Oxygen Generation System |
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