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dog

Definition for dog

noun as in canine mammal

Strongest matches

pup, puppy

Strong matches

bitch, cur, doggy, hound, mongrel, mutt, pooch, stray, tyke

verb as in chase after; bother

Strongest matches

haunt, hound, plague, shadow

Strong matches

pursue, tag, tail, track, trail, trouble

Weak match

bedog

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Example Sentences

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"We spent a lot... sometimes even selling our houses, to pay some dog from the regime for information about our brothers, sons or husbands."

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But their trip is apparently cursed—first the father hits a dog, and then a bit farther on the car breaks down in front of a business.

At Stafford Crown Court, James Harrison Trimble-Pettitt, 32, admitted two counts of being the owner of a dog dangerously out of control and he is due to be sentenced on 5 January.

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A dog may have led authorities to suspected human remains over the weekend in unincorporated Palmdale.

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Put it this way: Hot dog consumption would surely rise if hot dogs were subsidized by government.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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