Definition of dog's in English English dictionary
- Of or belonging to a dog
- shortened form of dog's bollocks
This room is the dog's.
- dog's age
- A long time; many years
John Higgins, I haven't seen you in a dog's age.
- dog's bollocks
- Something that is considered the best of its kind
That new flat screen TV you bought is the dog's bollocks.
- dog's bollocks
- A colon followed by a dash (: —)
- dog's breakfast
- An unappealing mixture; a disorderly situation; a mess
Critics here are reserving judgement on whether ABC will do Life in Mars justice or make a dog's breakfast of it.
- dog's dinner
- A complete mess
The folio text is unevenly spaced (the compositor made a dog's dinner of setting the text), with three spaces closed up.
- dog's letter
- the letter R, which was trilled in Latin, imitating the sound of a snarling dog
- dog's life
- A miserable, unhappy existence
- dog's life
- A life of indolence where the individual may do as he or she pleases, just like a pampered dog
- dog's bark
- sound a dog makes
- dog's breakfast
- a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job
- dog's chance
- A very slim chance
- dog's ears
- corner of a page turned-down to keep one's place in a book
- dog's hair
- fur of a dog
- dog's life
- miserable or meaningless existence, unhappy existence
- dog's life
- A miserably unhappy existence
- dog's meat
- {i} meat suitable for dogs only; waste, refuse, offal, garbage
- dog's mercury
- A creeping, ill-smelling Old World weed (Mercurialis perennis) having small greenish flowers
- dog's mercury
- European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers
- dog's tail
- tail of a dog
- dog's-ear
- corner of a page turned-down to keep one's place in a book
- DOG
- Digital on-screen graphic
- DOG
- Digitally Originated Graphic
- Dog Latin
- Bad, erroneous Latin
- Dog Star
- A bluish-white star in the constellation Canis Major; Alpha (α) Canis Majoris. A vertex of the Winter Triangle and the brightest star in the night sky. It is actually a binary star with a white dwarf companion star
- dog
- To pursue with the intent to catch
- dog
- A metal support for logs in a fireplace
In the great old-fashioned fireplace behind the high iron dogs a log-fire crackled and snapped.
- dog
- To follow in an annoying way, to constantly be affected by
The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step.
- dog
- "A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet-wheel, to restrain the back action; a click or pawl." (See also: ratchet, windlass)
- dog
- To fasten a hatch securely
It is very important to dog down these hatches.
- dog
- A man
You lucky dog!.
- dog
- Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection
- dog
- Not god
Dog is my co-pilot.
- dog
- To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished
A surprise inspection of the night shift found that some workers were dogging it.
- dog
- A coward
Come back and fight you dogs!.
- dog
- A male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch (a female dog, wolf or fox.)
- dog
- Someone who is morally reprehensible
To swallow vp those cankred corpes of thine.
- dog
- To position oneself on all fours, after the manner of a dog - probably related to doggy style
I'd ask why you're dogged up in the middle of the room, but I probably don't want to know.
- dog
- A hot dog
- dog
- feet
My dogs are barking! meaning My feet hurt!.
- dog
- To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place, on the pretence of walking the dog; see also dogging
I admit that I like to dog at my local country park.
- dog
- An animal, member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated for thousands of years; occurs in many breeds. Scientific name: Canis lupus familiaris
The dog barked all night long.
- dog
- A dull, unattractive girl or woman
She’s a real dog.
- dog and bone
- A telephone
Oi, keep the noise down! I'm talking to my old lady on the dog and bone.
- dog and bones
- plural form of dog and bone
- dog and cat
- A team comprised of one male and one female, who are either working as associates or where one is the second in command to the other
- dog and pony show
- Originally, a small, traveling circus featuring animals as entertainment
- dog and pony show
- Any presentation or display that is overly contrived or intricate
They put on a whole dog and pony show for the investors, but I'm not sure they convinced anyone.
- dog around
- To follow diligently
- dog bag
- A bag designed to carry a sick or injured dog
- dog biscuit
- food for dogs, compressed into a small dry shape
- dog biscuits
- plural form of dog biscuit
- dog bone
- A bone that is given to a dog to chew on and play with, similar to a dog biscuit. They can be real bones, or they can be made of other materials like plastic or leather
- dog bones
- plural form of dog bone
- dog collar
- A close-fitting woman's necklace; a choker
- dog collar
- A collar for a dog
- dog collar
- a clerical collar
- dog collars
- plural form of dog collar
- dog day
- A day in late summer
August 24, 1993 was the first day of the new school year at Cedar City High School. The day dawned sunny and steamy, promising another dog day in southern Ohio.
- dog days
- hot, lazy, days
- dog days
- The days between early July and early September when Sirius (the Dog Star) rises and sets with the Sun
- dog days
- A period of inactivity, laziness, or stagnation
- dog dirt
- dog excrement
- dog eat dog
- Ruthless competition. Describes a business or other set of circumstances where people have to act with no consideration for other people if they are to succeed
It is dog eat dog on Las Vegas's world-famous Strip as casino complexes such as MGM Grand and New York New York compete for attention with outlandish gestures like rollercoaster rides and a replica of the Manhattan skyline.
- dog food
- Food eaten by or appropriate for dogs in general, whether wild or domesticated
- dog food
- Food for domesticated dogs
- dog food
- Beta software that is tested on the developer’s own computer
- dog houses
- plural form of dog house
- dog in the hunt
- Literally, ownership of one of several canines participating in the group pursuit of game or fowl
- dog in the hunt
- Something to gain depending on the outcome; a position for which to campaign or cheer
A national political party is unlikely to feel it has a particular dog in the hunt for a typical small town mayoral race; in many cases the local candidates do not even campaign with a party affiliation.
- dog in the manger
- One who denies others what he cannot use himself
No adjective is strong enough for characterizing this wicked dog-in-the-manger policy. From various sources I hear tales of such wanton destruction of nations' property in all parts of India.
- dog it
- To underperform; to lag behind; to fail to exert effort
The coach made him run extra laps, because he was dogging it in practice.
- dog meat
- Dog eaten as meat
- dog meat
- Meat prepared to be given to a dog as food
- dog musher
- a person who looks after sled dogs
- dog my cats
- and standing on one leg beside the bath, like Slingsby, had whispered: "Ho, ho, ho! Dog my cats!" mysteriously, to bring luck. — John Galsworthy, The Forsyte Saga, "Awakening", 1920
- dog my cats
- I began to feel sorry for Hubby, dog my cats if I didn't. — O. Henry, "The Four Million", 1906
- dog my cats
- "Why, dog my cats, they must a ben a house-full o' niggers in there every night for four weeks to a done all that work, Sister Phelps." — Mark Twain, "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", 1884
- dog my cats
- used as a mild oath, or as an expression of astonishment
- dog my cats
- Joe Ross: Funny old world.
- dog paddle
- A swimming stroke in the style of a dog swimming
- dog person
- A person who keeps dogs as pets
Are you a dog person?.
- dog pound
- an animal shelter where stray dogs are kept
- dog rose
- A Rosa canina flower
- dog rose
- The European wild rose, Rosa canina, having fragrant white or pink flowers and stems with sharp spines
- dog shit
- fecal matter produced by a dog
- dog sleep
- A shallow sleep; a pretended sleep. Dogs seem to sleep with "one eye open."
- dog slow
- very slow
- dog tag
- The identification tags worn around the neck by military personnel
- dog tag
- A small metal disk, attached to a dog's collar, containing identification information
- dog tags
- plural form of dog tag
- dog whelk
- A carnivorous European mollusc, Nucella lapillus, found on rocky coasts
- dog whistle
- An allusion or comment made by a politician with the intent that only a certain demographic note it and recognize its significance
- dog whistle
- A high-pitched whistle, inaudible to humans, used to train dogs
- dog whistle politics
- Alternative form of dog-whistle politics
- dog year
- A period of time in the life of dogs, defined such that the average life expectancy of a dog in "dog years" is numerically equivalent to the average life expectancy of a human. A 4- and a 5-year-old dog are about as mature as a human of 28 to 30 years and 33 to 35 years, respectively
90 minutes of almost nonstop hilarity is a good entertainment value. Especially if you're counting in dog years.
- dog years
- plural form of dog year
- dog-ear
- To fold the corner of a book's page
His eyes went to his book and stayed there long enough to finish a paragraph. He dog-eared it and put it down.
- dog-ear
- folded corner of a page (as from a book or magazine, so as to mark one's place)
- dog-eared
- To be folded in a manner like the ear of certain dogs. It implies the page was purposely folded to mark the page:
By thumbing to the dog-eared pages, she quickly found the items in the catalog she wanted to order.
- dog-eared
- To be bent or slightly ragged in appearance in a manner like the ear of certain dogs. It implies that the page has been read a lot, but could be a sign of mistreatment:
The pages in his favorite book were dog-eared from years of reading it at bedtime.
- dog-paddle
- to swim using the dog paddle stroke
- dog-paddle
- a swimming stroke wherein the hands move in small vertical circles just below the surface of the water at about the level of the swimmer's sternum. It is an instinctive stroke used by beginning swimmers in an attempt to 'climb' out of the water. There is not usually any coördinated foot motion, but some swimmers may make walking movements sporadically
- dog-whistle politics
- The expression of political ideas in such a manner that only a specific group of voters properly understand what is being said, especially in order to conceal a controversial message
- dog
- {v} to follow slily and continually, to hunt
- dog
- {n} a domestic animal, lump of iron, wretch
- dog day
- A sultry day of summer
- dog days
- The sultry days of summer
- dog fly
- (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) Stomoxys calcitrans is commonly called the stable fly or dog fly. Rather unusual for a member of the family Muscidae is that it sucks blood from mammals
- dog house
- Outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog(synonym) kennel, doghouse
- Dog Star
- {i} (Astronomy) brightest star in the sky which is part of the Canis Major (southern constellation), Sirius, Canicula
- dog
- disapproval People use dog to refer to something that they consider unsatisfactory or of poor quality
- dog
- An animal, member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man for thousands of years; occurs in many breeds. Scientific name: Canis lupus familiaris
- dog
- informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"
- dog
- An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill
- dog
- {s} of or pertaining to a dog; despicable, cowardly (Informal)
- dog
- A parcel of real estate that is very difficult to sell due to location, condition, or design Such property normally remains on the market for an extended period of time and may sell at substantially below the listing price
- dog
- disapproval If someone calls a man a dog, they strongly disapprove of him
- dog
- any venture that is not performing according to expectations
- dog
- a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
- dog
- go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
- dog
- familiaris
- dog
- metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"
- dog
- frequently mentioned both in the Old and New Testaments Dogs were used by the Hebrews as a watch for their houses (Isa 56: 10), and for guarding their flocks (Job 30: 1) There were also then as now troops of semi-wild dogs that wandered about devouring dead bodies and the offal of the streets (1 Kings 14: 11; 16: 4; 21: 19, 23; 22: 38; Ps 59: 6, 14)
- dog
- To go after with the intent to catch
- dog
- A slang term for a property that, as a result of factors such as poor condition, poor location or poor design, is slow to sell
- dog
- A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch
- dog
- a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog"
- dog
- Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius)
- dog
- informal term for a man; "you lucky dog
- dog
- Short, heavy piece of steel, bent and pointed at one end, with an eye or ring at the other -Metal-toothed plate on a chainsaw (24)
- dog
- an animal of the canine family
- dog
- someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"
- dog
- A cat's device for running practice
- dog
- A fellow; used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog
- dog
- Generally can be seen as a protective force, especially if it's black If you are being attacked by a dog then caution, watch for someone who pretends to be a friend
- dog
- 1 a nature or disposition that may not always be trusted 2 that which is faithful and unfaithful 3 that which is friendly or if aroused an enemy 4 things going downhill, going "to the dogs" 5 aggressiveness 6 instinctive knowledge 7 obedience 8 another form of the self 9 protector
- dog
- A dog is a very common four-legged animal that is often kept by people as a pet or to guard or hunt. There are many different breeds of dog. The British are renowned as a nation of dog lovers
- dog
- the domestic dog C
- dog
- a metal connector or strap
- dog
- If problems or injuries dog you, they are with you all the time. His career has been dogged by bad luck. = plague see also dogged, guide dog, prairie dog, sniffer dog
- dog
- A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp
- dog
- Factory
- dog
- An SBU with limited sales in a mature or declining industry Despite adequate time in the marketplace, a dog is unable to attract a sizable customer following and is well behind its competition with regard to sales, image, costs, etc
- dog
- Probably domesticated from the wolf, the earliest British record of the dog is at Star Carr (East Yorkshire) and dated to about 7500 BC
- dog
- A male dog, as opposed to a bitch (a female dog.)
- dog
- One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog
- dog
- top -- Shortened form of "Underdog" Dominated Hand -- top -- A hand that will almost always lose to a better hand that people usually play For instance, K3 is "dominated" by KQ With the exception of strange flops (e g 3-3-x, K-3-x), it will always lose to KQ Draw Dead -- top -- Try to make a hand that, even if made, will not win the pot If you're drawing to make a flush, and your opponent already has a full house, you are "drawing dead" Of course, this is a bad condition to be in
- dog
- You use dog to refer to a male dog, or to the male of some related species such as wolves or foxes. Is this a dog or a bitch? bitch
- dog
- An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron
- dog
- (1) (B) (noun) a very weak hand, or one that is very weak for the previous bidding
- dog
- disapproval You describe something as a dog's breakfast or dog's dinner in order to express your disapproval of it, for example because it is very untidy, badly organized, or badly done. = mess
- dog
- a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
- dog
- n animal
- dog
- disapproval You use dog eat dog to express your disapproval of a situation where everyone wants to succeed and is willing to harm other people in order to do so. It is very much dog eat dog out there = cut-throat
- dog
- {f} follow around, hound; fasten with a vise or similar tool (Machinery); harass, pester (Slang); defeat an opponent, win (Slang)
- dog
- A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them
- dog
- A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool
- dog and pony show
- sales presentation (derogatory)
- dog ape
- {i} male ape
- dog bee
- A male or drone bee
- dog biscuit
- {i} hard cookie for dogs; hard biscuits given in the army
- dog bite
- a bite inflicted by a dog
- dog breath
- (Slang) bad breath
- dog breeder
- person who raises pedigreed dogs
- dog breeding
- raising of pedigreed dogs
- dog breeding
- breeding dogs
- dog catcher
- an employee of a municipal pound who is hired to round up stray dogs and cats
- dog collar
- [Slang] clerical collar; a wide flexible snug-fitting necklace
- dog collar
- Broad necklace worn tightly around the neck Often consists of multi parallel strands of beads, pearls or stones
- dog collar
- necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
- dog collar
- A wide "choker" style necklace worn tight around the neck above the collarbone just like a dog's collar, this look was popular in Edwardian times, around the turn of the twentieth century This look was popularized by Queen Alexandra, who had a long graceful neck
- dog collar
- A wide, tight fitting necklace
- dog collar
- refers to a multi-strand (as many as five) choker-length necklace, usually joined together with a single clasp
- dog collar
- collar for a dog; woman's necklace that fits snugly around the neck, choker; stiff white clerical collar worn by priests (Informal)
- dog collar
- n1 : a collar for a dog2 slang : CLERICAL COLLAR3 : a wide flexible snug-fitting necklace
- dog days
- {i} hot muggy days of summer; period of stillness, time of inactivity
- dog days
- A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early part of September; canicular days; so called in reference to the rising in ancient times of the Dog Star (Sirius) with the sun
- dog days
- The name given to the very hot summer weather that may persists for four to six weeks between mid-July through early September in the United States In western Europe, this period may exist from the first week in July to mid-August and is often the period of the greatest frequency of thunder Named for Sirius, the Dog Star, which lies in conjunction with the sun during this period, it was once believed to intensify the sun's heat during the summer months
- dog days
- The sultry period of summer in the northern hemisphere, when the Dog Star, Sirius, is hidden from view by the Sun's glow Almanac makers vary in the dating of this period, which lasts anywhere from four to six weeks ... between early July and early September Some English calendars now list it as the period from July 3 - August 11 Some say it is 20 days before and after the conjunction of Sirius and the Sun
- dog days
- The period of greatest heat in summer; typically occurring between late July and early September
- dog days
- the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity
- dog days of summer
- hottest and longest days of the summer
- dog ear
- A letter fold at the side of one of the creases, an indentation occurs
- dog eared book
- {i} book with having dog-ears; book with worn and turned pages that have been folded over to indicate the place reached in reading
- dog eat dog
- ruthlessly competitive, marked by ruthless self-interest
- dog end
- (British) cigarette butt
- dog fancier
- One who has an unusual fancy for, or interest in, dogs; also, one who deals in dogs
- dog fennel
- weedy plant of southeastern United States having divided leaves and long clusters of greenish flowers
- dog fight
- fight between airplanes at close quarters; fight between dogs; fiercely disputed contest, rough fight
- dog flea
- flea that attacks dogs and cats
- dog food
- food prepared for dogs
- dog fox
- {i} male fox
- dog grass
- European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed
- dog in a blanket
- {i} jam pie, jell pie
- dog in the manger
- someone who prevents you from enjoying something that they themselves have no need for
- dog in the manger
- One who prevents others from enjoying what one has no use for oneself
- dog latin
- {i} phony Latin, word or phrase which is formed or created in a falsified manner as to sound or look like Latin
- dog laurel
- fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers
- dog officer
- One appointed or elected to impound stray dogs
- dog paddle
- doggy paddle a simple way of swimming by moving your legs and arms up and down
- dog pile
- heap of dog feces, pile of dog excrement
- dog racing
- {i} race between dogs
- dog rose
- prickly wild rose with delicate pink or white scentless flowers; native to Europe
- dog rose
- {i} wild rose, European rose with pink or white flowers
- dog salmon
- {i} salmon fish found in Western North America and North Asia
- dog shit
- fecal droppings from a dog
- dog show
- a competitive exhibition of dogs
- dog sled
- dogsled: a sled pulled by dogs
- dog spaying
- removal of a female dog's ovaries
- dog star
- See Dog days
- dog star
- Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens; called also Canicula, and, in astronomical charts, α Canis Majoris
- dog stinkhorn
- a stinkhorn having a stalk without a cap; the slimy gleba is simply plastered on its surface near the apex where winged insects can find it
- dog tag
- Dog tags are metal identification discs that are worn on a chain around the neck by members of the United States armed forces. a small piece of metal that soldiers wear on a chain around their necks with their name, blood type etc written on it
- dog tag
- metal plate on a dog collar bearing its registration number military identification tag worn on a chain around the neck
- dog training
- domesticating dogs
- dog trick
- (British slang) act of betrayal, treason
- dog violet
- {i} type ot violet having purple and yellow flowers
- dog violet
- Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet