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guard dog

guard dog noun: a dog used to protect a property or its owner.

guard dog: a dog used to protect a property or its owner
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Noun

guard dog (plural guard dogs)

  1. A dog used to protect a property or its owner.

guard dog meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Malay and Vietnamese

guard dog in Tamil

காவல் நாய்

guard dog in Tagalog

dog used to protect a property or its owner
ayam

guard dog in Malay

dog used to protect a property or its owner
anjing penjaga, anjing pengawal

guard dog in Vietnamese

dog used to protect a property or its owner
chó giữ nhà, chó bảo vệ

Forms of guard dog

pluralguard dogs
alternative formguard-dog
alternative formguarddog

Questions about guard dog

What does guard dog mean?
Guard dog means a dog used to protect a property or its owner.
What is guard dog in Tamil?
Guard dog in Tamil is காவல் நாய். See Guard dog meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is guard dog?
Guard dog is a noun.
What is the plural of guard dog?
The plural of guard dog is guard dogs.

Words near guard dog in the dictionary

  1. guard bands
  2. guard book
  3. guard books
  4. guard cell
  5. guard cells
  6. guard dog
  7. guard dogs
  8. guard hair
  9. guard hairs
  10. guard lock
  11. guard locks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: guard dog (page history and authors); guard dog (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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