dogs

dog  (dôg, dg)

n.

1. A domesticated carnivorous mammal (Canis familiaris) related to the foxes and wolves and raised in a wide variety of breeds.

2. Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae, such as the dingo.

3. A male animal of the family Canidae, especially of the 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 sun dog.

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).

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.

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[Middle English dogge, from Old English docga.]

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dogs [dɒgz]

pl n

(Group Games / Gambling, except Cards)

the Brit informal greyhound racing

2. Slang the feet

3. (Business / Marketing) Marketing informal goods with a low market share, which are unlikely to yield substantial profits

go to the dogs Informal to go to ruin physically or morally

let sleeping dogs lie to leave things undisturbed

throw (someone) to the dogs to abandon (someone) to criticism or attack

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Dogs [dɒgz]

n

(Placename) Isle of. a district in the East End of London, bounded on three sides by the River Thames

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Dogs

See also animals.

cynanthropy

Psychiatry. a delusion in which a person believes himself to be a dog.

cynologist

a specialist in the care and breeding of dogs.

cynology

the branch of zoology that studies the dog, especially its natural history.

cynomania

an abnormal love of dogs.

cynophobia

an intense dread of dogs.

mongrelism

the state or quality of being a mixed breed. — mongrelization, n. — mongrely, adj.

philocynism

the love of dogs. Also called philocyny. — philocynic, n., adj. — philocynical, adj.