dog day
dog day noun: one of the dog days of summer: a late-summer day.
Noun
dog day (plural dog days)
- One of the dog days of summer: a late-summer day.
- This is a perfect dog-day. The atmosphere thick, mildewy, cloudy. It is difficult to dry anything. The sun is obscured, yet we expect no rain.1856 July 30, Henry David Thoreau, The Journal of Thoreau, volume 2, page 1
- "A terrible terrible dog day storm. Or maybe even a cyclone."1946, Carson McCullers, The Member of the Wedding
dog day meaning in Tamil
dog day in Tamil
- புழுக்கமான, கத்திரி
Forms of dog day
| plural | dog days |
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Origin of dog day
A singularization of dog days.
Questions about dog day
- What does dog day mean?
- Dog day means one of the dog days of summer: a late-summer day.
- What is dog day in Tamil?
- Dog day in Tamil is புழுக்கமான, கத்திரி. See Dog day meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dog day?
- Dog day is a noun.
- What is the plural of dog day?
- The plural of dog day is dog days.
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