All English words - page 1564

Meanings of Dogra:

noun

A member of a mainly hindu people primarily living in the jammu district of the north-west indian state of jammu and kashmir.

adjective

Relating to the dogras or their language, dogri.

Meanings of Dogrib:

noun

A member of a dene people of north-western canada.

Usage examples:

Then, most dogribs were still not speaking english and had no concept of the country called canada.

adjective

Relating to the dogrib or their language.

Usage examples:

In 1959, she joined a colleague for five months of fieldwork, beginning a 25-year focus on dogrib e…

Meanings of Dogs:

noun

A domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, non-retractable claws, and a barking, howling, or whining voice.

Usage examples:

‘all dogs have an intense sense of smell, and every dog likes to sniff,’ smith said.

verb

Follow (someone) closely and persistently.

Usage examples:

Photographers seemed to dog her every step

Meanings of Dogsbodies:

noun

A person who is given menial tasks to do, especially a junior in an office.

Usage examples:

I got myself a job as typist and general dogsbody on a small magazine

Meanings of Dogsbody:

noun

A person who is given menial tasks to do, especially a junior in an office.

Usage examples:

I got myself a job as typist and general dogsbody on a small magazine

Meanings of Dogship:

noun

With possessive adjective, as his dogship, your dogship, etc.: a mock complimentary or respectful designation for a dog.

Meanings of Dogshore:

noun

Each of a pair of blocks of timber positioned on each side of a ship on a slipway to prevent it sliding down before launching.

Usage examples:

When the button was pressed, the galvanic circuit that activated the two magnets holding the weight…

Meanings of Dogskin:

noun

Leather made of or imitating dog's skin, especially as used for gloves.

Usage examples:

Among these is the famous dogskin cloak (huruhuru kuri).

Meanings of Dogsled:

noun

A sledge designed to be pulled by dogs.

Meanings of Dogsleds:

noun

A sledge designed to be pulled by dogs.

Meanings of Dogsleep:

noun

Light or fitful sleep, easily interrupted; an instance of this.

Meanings of Dogstail:

noun

An old world fodder grass with spiky flower heads.

Usage examples:

Three varieties of crested dogstail are agronomically recommendable: ro novská, tercie and cristal.

Meanings of Dogstone:

noun

Any of various british orchids.

Meanings of Dogstones:

noun

Any of various british orchids.

Meanings of Dogteeth:

noun

A small pointed ornament or moulding forming one of a series radiating like petals from a raised centre, typical of norman and early english styles.

Meanings of Dogtooth:

noun

A small pointed ornament or moulding forming one of a series radiating like petals from a raised centre, typical of norman and early english styles.

Meanings of Dogtrot:

noun

A gentle easy trot.

verb

Move at a dogtrot.

Usage examples:

They dogtrotted back up the path

Meanings of Dogtrots:

verb

Move at a dogtrot.

Usage examples:

They dogtrotted back up the path

noun

A gentle easy trot.

Meanings of Dogtrotted:

verb

Move at a dogtrot.

Usage examples:

They dogtrotted back up the path

noun

A gentle easy trot.

Meanings of Dogtrotting:

verb

Move at a dogtrot.

Usage examples:

They dogtrotted back up the path

noun

A gentle easy trot.

Meanings of Dogvane:

noun

A small, light vane of thread, cork, and feathers, placed on a gunwale or shroud to indicate the direction of the wind. also in figurative contexts.

Meanings of Dogvanes:

noun

A small, light vane of thread, cork, and feathers, placed on a gunwale or shroud to indicate the direction of the wind. also in figurative contexts.

Meanings of Dogwatch:

noun

Either of two short watches on a ship (4–6 or 6–8 p.m.).

Usage examples:

The latter half of the first dog watch found hornblower next to mcmasters, officer of the first dog…

Meanings of Dogwatches:

noun

Either of two short watches on a ship (4–6 or 6–8 p.m.).

Usage examples:

The latter half of the first dog watch found hornblower next to mcmasters, officer of the first dog…

Meanings of Dogwinkle:

noun

Any of several predatory marine gastropod molluscs of the genus nucella (formerly thais or purpura; family muricidae); especially (more fully "atlantic dogwinkle") the common dog whelk, n. lapillus.