dog
A mammal of the family CanidaeA 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.
Meaning
23 sensesA mammal of the family Canidae:
(countable, uncountable)The species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding.
The dog barked all night long.
(countable, uncountable)Any member of the family Canidae, including domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and their relatives (extant and extinct).
(attributive, countable, often, uncountable)A male dog, wolf, or fox, as opposed to a bitch or vixen.
Rüde
кобе́льkobélʹ, пёсpjos
песpes, соба́каsobáka
(rare, uncountable)The meat of this animal, eaten as food.
Did you know that they eat dog in parts of Asia?
A person:
(countable, derogatory, figuratively, slang, uncountable)A dull, unattractive girl or woman.
She’s a real dog.
Schabracke
крокоди́лkrokodíl, жа́баžába
a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman
(countable, figuratively, slang, uncountable)A man, guy, chap.
You lucky dog!
informal term for a man
(countable, derogatory, figuratively, uncountable)Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
Hund, Hündin, Hund
соба́каsobáka, пёсpjos, пси́наpsína
соба́каsobáka, песpes, соба́каsobáka
(countable, derogatory, figuratively, uncountable)Someone who is cowardly, worthless, or morally reprehensible.
Come back and fight, you dogs!
You dirty dog.
someone who is morally reprehensible
(countable, figuratively, slang, uncountable)A sexually aggressive man.
A mechanical device or support:
(countable, uncountable)Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.
(countable, uncountable)A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet wheel, to restrain the back action.
(countable, uncountable)A metal support for logs in a fireplace.
The dogs were too hot to touch.
metal supports for logs in a fireplace
Examples
10211 sentencesI like both dogs and cats.
Мені подобаються і кішки, і собаки. — deniko
ruЯ и кошек, и собак люблю. — marafon
deIch mag sowohl Hunde als auch Katzen. — xtofu80
There's a dog by the door.
Біля дверей стоїть пес. — ascolto
ruУ двери стоит пёс. — marafon
deDa ist ein Hund an der Tür. — al_ex_an_der
One of the dogs is alive.
Один із собак живий. — deniko
ruОдна из собак жива. — marafon
deEiner der Hunde lebt. — Tamy
The girl is afraid of dogs.
Дівчинка боїться собак. — deniko
ruДевочка боится собак. — timsa
deDas Mädchen hat Angst vor Hunden. — Wolf
The dog seems to be sick.
Собака, здається, хворий. — deniko
ruСобака, похоже, больна. — marafon
deDer Hund scheint krank zu sein. — Esperantostern
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English dogge (akin to Scots dug), from Old English dogga, docga, ofInherited from Middle English dogge (akin to Scots dug), from Old English dogga, docga, of uncertain origin.
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Forms
plural: dogsSynonyms
62 synonyms- a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds:domestic dogCanis familiaris
- a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman:frump
- metal supports for logs in a fireplace:andironfiredogdog-iron
- a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward:pawldetentclick
- someone who is morally reprehensible:cadbounderblackguardhoundheel
- a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll:frankfrankfurterhotdoghot dogwienerwienerwurst
Word family
379 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- have a dog
- dog barking
- feed the dog
- feed my dog
- walks his dog
- of my dog
- dog while
- feed his dog
- hot dogs
- with his dog
- my dog while
- afraid of dogs
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.