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down dog

down dog noun: clipped compound of downward-facing dog.

Noun

down dog (plural down dogs)

  1. (yoga) Clipped compound of downward-facing dog.

Forms of down dog

pluraldown dogs

Questions about down dog

What does down dog mean?
Down dog means clipped compound of downward-facing dog.
What part of speech is down dog?
Down dog is a noun.
What is the plural of down dog?
The plural of down dog is down dogs.

Words near down dog in the dictionary

  1. down bows
  2. down bubble
  3. down but not out
  4. down cellar
  5. down cold
  6. down dog
  7. down dogs
  8. down east
  9. Down Easter
  10. Down Easters
  11. down feather

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