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downward-facing dogs

downward-facing dogs is the plural of downward-facing dog.

Meaning of downward-facing dog

Noun

downward-facing dog (plural downward-facing dogs)

  1. (yoga) A pose whereby the hands and feet are placed on the floor and the hips raised, creating an inverted V-shape.
    • From downward-facing dog, stretch forward onto the toes and hands.2009, Nanette E Tummers, Teaching Yoga for Life, page 115

Questions about downward-facing dogs

What is downward-facing dogs the plural of?
Downward-facing dogs is the plural of downward-facing dog.

Words near downward-facing dogs in the dictionary

  1. downward dogs
  2. downward drift
  3. downward spiral
  4. downward spirals
  5. downward-facing dog
  6. downward-facing dogs
  7. downwardly
  8. downwardness
  9. downwardnesses
  10. downwards
  11. downwarp

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