a four-legged flesh-eating domesticated mammal occurring in a great variety of breeds and prob descended from the common wolf: Canis familiaris
Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad — Leo Rosten
any of a family of carnivores to which the dog belongs, e.g. a wolf, jackal, coyote, or fox: family Canidae
(often used before a noun) a male dog, wolf, fox, etc or the male of members of the dog family
a dog fox
any of various usu simple mechanical devices for holding, fastening, etc, that consist of a spike, rod, or bar
= parhelion
= fogbow
chiefly NAmer, informal something inferior of its kind
informal, dated a fellow
derog an unattractive woman
NAmer, informal (in pl) feet
(the dogs) greyhound racing
to cause somebody to gain a bad reputation by slandering them
informal to decline or deteriorate
NAmer, informal to act pretentiously; to put on airs
[said to come from the popularity in the USA in the 19th cent. of lapdogs carried as fashion accessories]Aus, NZ, informal to betray or inform on (somebody)