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dog
has definitions from the fields of zoology,chemistry,food
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[ noun ] (zoology) a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
Synonyms Examples "the dog barked all night" Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)Life is further characterized , in antithesis to Piepsam , as animal : the image of a dog , which appears at several places , is first given as the criterion of amiable , irrelevant interest aroused by life considered simply as a spectacle : a dog in a wagon is `` admirable '' , `` a pleasure to contemplate '' ; another wagon has no dog , and therefore is `` devoid_of interest '' . Life is further characterized , in antithesis to Piepsam , as animal : the image of a dog , which appears at several places , is first given as the criterion of amiable , irrelevant interest aroused by life considered simply as a spectacle : a dog in a wagon is `` admirable '' , `` a pleasure to contemplate '' ; another wagon has no dog , and therefore is `` devoid_of interest '' . Life is further characterized , in antithesis to Piepsam , as animal : the image of a dog , which appears at several places , is first given as the criterion of amiable , irrelevant interest aroused by life considered simply as a spectacle : a dog in a wagon is `` admirable '' , `` a pleasure to contemplate '' ; another wagon has no dog , and therefore is `` devoid_of interest '' . (Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)The volume and , perhaps , even the characteristics of bronchial arterial blood flow might be different in the dog than in the horse . Also , interlobular air drifts may be all_but nonexistent in the cow ; probably occur in the horse much_as in the human_being ; and , in contrast are present to a relatively immense degree on a segmental basis in the dog where lobules are absent ( Van_Allen and Lindskog , ' 31 ) . |
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[ verb ] go after with the intent to catch
Synonyms Examples "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley" "the dog chased the rabbit" Used in print (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)The cycle of disaster starts the moment they touch any belonging of ours , and dogs them unto the forty-fifth generation . |
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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
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[ noun ] a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman
Synonyms Examples "she got a reputation as a frump" "she's a real dog" Related terms |
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