kennel

ken·nel ¹  (knl)

n.

1. A shelter for a dog.

2. A pack of dogs, especially hounds. See Synonyms at flock¹.

3. An establishment where dogs are bred, trained, or boarded.

4. The lair of a wild animal, such as a fox.

v. ken·neled or ken·nelled, ken·nel·ing or ken·nel·ling, ken·nels

v.tr.

To place or keep in or as if in a kennel.

v.intr.

To take cover or lie in or as if in a kennel.

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[Middle English kenel, from Anglo-Norman *kenil, from Medieval Latin canle, from Latin canis, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.]

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kennel

Noun

1. a hutlike shelter for a dog

2. kennels a place where dogs are bred, trained, or boarded

Verb

[-nelling, -nelled] or US [-neling, -neled] to keep (a dog) in a kennel [Latin canis dog]

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Kennel a pack of hounds, dogs or other animals; Contemptuous, a set or class of persons. See also crew, gang.

Examples: kennel of atheists, 1649; of hounds, 1526; of leopards, 1641; lions, 1844; stock-jobbers, 1720; wolves, 1641.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kennel - outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog dog house, doghouse outbuilding - a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building shelter - protective covering that provides protection from the weather
Verb	1.	kennel - put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog" shelter - provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"

Translations

kennel [ˈkɛnl] n → perrera;

kennels npl → perrera

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kennel [ˈkɛnl] n → niche f;

kennels npl (for boarding) → chenil m

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kennel [ˈkɛnl] n → Hundehütte f

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kennel [ˈkɛnl] n → canile m