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dog days

noun as in very hot days

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This grove, dismal in winter and awful at night, was deliciously cool and sombre in the dog-days.

As for the evening-party, if a crowd in the dog-days is pleasant, poor Mrs. Timmins certainly had a successful soiree.

The climate proved more destructive than the service; for this was during the lion sun, as they call our season of the dog-days.

As the dog-days drew on, a change came, though at first a very gentle one to her, if not to me.

Written by one that dares call a dog a dog, and made to prevent Martin's dog-days.

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On this page you'll find 12 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dog days, such as: canicular days, canicule, hot weather, indian summer, and summer.

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

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