doghousenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdɒɡ.haʊs/us/ˈdɑːɡ.haʊs/US UK kennela small, usually wooden, shelter for a dog to sleep in outside
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal Dwellings - man-made
- apiary
- aquarium
- aviary
- birdcage
- birdhouse
- cage
- dovecote
- fish tank
- fishbowl
- fold
- goldfish bowl
- hatchery
- hive
- pigeon loft
- pigpen
- pigsty
- sanctuary
- stabling
- stall
- stockyard
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Examples from literature
- I couldn't even build a doghouse.
- If there's no room for me I'll sleep in the little doghouse in the orchard—I've seen it.
- Maybe it was his house, although it was bigger than any doghouse she had ever seen before.
- There's the doghouse over there.
- This doghouse was built at the very foot of the promontory, against the hill, and about forty yards to the right of the house.
Idiom(s)
in the doghouse