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Synonyms of dog

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Another word for dog is hound. Other synonyms of dog are doggy, canine, pupper, woofer and man.

Synonyms and similar words for dog

nounAny member of the family Canidae, including domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and their...

  • canidAny member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).

nounSomeone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.

  • animalA person who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
  • big backAn obese person, or someone with gluttonous eating habits.
  • cormorantA voracious eater; also, a person who, or thing which, is aggressively greedy for wealth, etc.
  • epicureA person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.
  • gannet
  • glutton
  • gorger
  • gourmand
  • gormandizerA person who gormandizes; a glutton or gourmand.
  • greedygutsAn excessive eater, glutton, gourmand.
  • hogA greedy person or thing; one who refuses to share; a gluttonous one.
  • Homer SimpsonA person who is foolish, easily distracted, and/or gluttonous.
  • helluoA glutton, a gormandizer.
  • pigSomeone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
  • slow bellyA lazy person; a heavy indolent glutton.
  • trencherman
  • taxonomic names: Canis familiaris
  • domestic dogThe species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of...
  • belly-god obsolete
  • buzgut UK, archaicA person who eats or drinks a substantial amount.
  • guttle archaic, dialectalOne who eats voraciously; a glutton.

nounA click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet wheel, to restrain the back action.

nounA metal support for logs in a fireplace.

  • andironA utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side.
  • fire dog
  • dogironSynonym of andiron.

verbTo pursue with the intent to catch.

verbTo intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes...

nounMore synonyms

  • Canis domesticus
  • Canis familiarus domesticus
  • Canis canis
  • Canis aegyptius
  • Canis familiarus aegyptius
  • Canis melitaeus
  • Canis familiarus melitaeus
  • Canis molossus
  • Canis familiarus molossus
  • Canis saultor
  • Canis familiaris saultor
  • houndA dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
  • canineAny of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf (including coyotes, jackals, etc.) but...
  • stud
  • sire
  • dogfleshSynonym of dog meat.
  • dog meatMeat from a dog eaten as food.
  • fragrant meatDog meat; the meat of a dog.
  • chap British
  • dude
  • fellow
  • guy
  • man
  • doge
  • doggerSynonym of doggo (“a dog”).
  • doggoA dog.
  • doggyA dog, especially a small one.
  • flea bag idiom
  • man's best friendAn affectionate term for a dog, or dogs in general.
  • poochA dog.
  • pupperSynonym of dog or puppy.
  • pupperinoA dog or puppy.
  • wooferA dog.
  • latrant obsoleteOne who is barking, a dog, (figurative) a complainer.

nounMan.

nounMorally reprehensible person.

  • cadA low-bred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow, especially one that cannot be trusted with a lady.
  • bounder
  • blackguard
  • fool
  • heel
  • scoundrelA mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.

nounMechanical device.

  • detentThat which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch (stopping mechanism), pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch...

Meaning of dog

  1. noun The species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding.
  2. noun Any member of the family Canidae, including domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and their relatives (extant and extinct).
  3. noun A male dog, wolf, or fox, as opposed to a bitch or vixen.

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Questions about synonyms of dog

What is another word for dog?
Dog has 81 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hound, doggy, canine, pupper, woofer, man and guy.
What does dog mean?
Dog means the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding.

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