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Synonyms for dog
dɔg, dɒgdog

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Wiktionary2.3 / 3 votes

  1. dognoun

    Synonyms:
    Canis canis, Canis domesticus, Canis familiaris

  2. dogverb

    Synonyms:
    scoundrel, fool, cad, bounder, blackguard, hound, heel

  3. dogverb

    Synonyms:
    soldier, goldbrick

  4. dognoun

    To pursue with the intent to catch.

    The dog barked all night long.

    Synonyms:
    tag, chase, trail, chase after, tail, pursue, go after, track, bloke, domestic dog, canine, guy, chap, man, fellow, hound, dude

  5. dognoun

    Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.

    Synonyms:
    click, pawl, detent

  6. dognoun

    A metal support for logs in a fireplace.

    The dogs were too hot to touch.

    Synonyms:
    firedog, andiron, dogiron

Princeton's WordNet2.2 / 5 votes

  1. dog, domestic dog, Canis familiarisnoun

    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

    "the dog barked all night"

    Synonyms:
    heel, wienerwurst, hound, weenie, frank, frankfurter, hotdog, cad, detent, dog, pawl, bounder, wiener, frump, firedog, click, hot dog, blackguard, dog-iron, domestic dog, andiron

  2. frump, dognoun

    a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman

    "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog"

    Synonyms:
    heel, wienerwurst, hound, weenie, frank, frankfurter, hotdog, cad, detent, dog, pawl, bounder, wiener, frump, firedog, click, hot dog, blackguard, dog-iron, domestic dog, andiron

  3. dognoun

    informal term for a man

    "you lucky dog"

    Synonyms:
    heel, wienerwurst, hound, weenie, frank, frankfurter, hotdog, cad, detent, pawl, bounder, wiener, frump, firedog, click, hot dog, blackguard, dog-iron, domestic dog, andiron

  4. cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heelnoun

    someone who is morally reprehensible

    "you dirty dog"

    Synonyms:
    heel, firedog, wienerwurst, hound, weenie, frank, frankfurter, hotdog, cad, hound dog, detent, dog, pawl, bounder, wiener, frump, computer-aided design, click, hot dog, blackguard, dog-iron, domestic dog, andiron, leaper

  5. frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenienoun

    a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

    Synonyms:
    heel, wienerwurst, hound, weenie, frank, red hot, frankfurter, hotdog, cad, detent, dog, pawl, bounder, wiener, frump, firedog, click, hot dog, blackguard, dog-iron, domestic dog, andiron

  6. pawl, detent, click, dognoun

    a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

    Synonyms:
    heel, wienerwurst, click, hound, weenie, clink, frank, frankfurter, hotdog, cad, detent, dog, pawl, bounder, wiener, frump, firedog, mouse click, suction stop, hot dog, blackguard, dog-iron, domestic dog, andiron

  7. andiron, firedog, dog, dog-ironverb

    metal supports for logs in a fireplace

    "the andirons were too hot to touch"

    Synonyms:
    heel, wienerwurst, hound, weenie, frank, frankfurter, hotdog, cad, detent, dog, pawl, bounder, wiener, frump, firedog, click, hot dog, blackguard, dog-iron, domestic dog, andiron

  8. chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, trackverb

    go after with the intent to catch

    "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"

    Synonyms:
    give chase, quest for, traverse, pass over, chase after, cut through, cover, shack, chamfer, mark, get over, chase, drop back, cut across, tail, furrow, go after, get across, trail, train, bob, get behind, label, dog, track, pursue, cross, tag, quest after, drag, dock, hang back, drop behind

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. canis familiaris

    canis familiaris is the scientific name of a dog.

    Submitted by anonymous on July 27, 2020  
  2. doggo

    in doggolingo, doggo is dog, pupper is puppy, fat boi is fat dog, and so on.

    who's a good doggo?

    Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  
  3. setter

    a hunting dog

    Submitted by 12495704 on December 2, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. dognoun

    Synonyms:
    HOUND, BITCH, SLUT, PUP, PUPPY, CUB, WHELP

  2. dognoun

    Synonyms:
    [Colloquial.] fellow

  3. dognoun

    Synonyms:
    andiron, sadiron

PPDB, the paraphrase database5.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "dog":

    dogs, chien, doggy, puppy, doggie, canine, hound, mutt, bitch, boy, cabot, lapdog, bloodhound, cane, psa, pup, pooch

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD5.0 / 2 votes

  1. dog

    Synonyms:
    Canis, man's best friend*

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How to use dog in a sentence?

  1. Warren Bennis:

    The factory of the future will have two employees a man and a dog. The man's job will be to feed the dog. The dog's job will be to prevent the man from touching any of the automated equipment.

  2. Bertrand Russell:

    No matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents were poor, but honest.

  3. James Grover Thurber:

    The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.

  4. Jen Merrill:

    I heard my other dog downstairs going crazy unlike I’ve ever heard before.

  5. Carol Edwards:

    Our dogs can come in, they can screen 100 kids in a half hour, and then only the ones the dog alerts on have to actually do a test, there’s no invasive nasal swab unless the dog happens to indicate on you.


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