dogs
plural of “dog” — 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
An inflected form of dog · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,458 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,590 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- 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 also: domestic dog, Canis familiaris the dog barked all night
- a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman also: frump she got a reputation as a frumpshe's a real dog
- informal term for a man you lucky dog
- someone who is morally reprehensible also: cad, bounder, blackguard, hound, heel you dirty dog
- a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll also: frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, wiener, wienerwurst
- a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward also: pawl, detent, click
dogs in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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From the far interior valleys came the echoed wolf-howling of Eskimo dogs.
The Eternal Maiden · T. Everett (Thomas Everett) Harré · Chapter 1
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You had better keep the dogs coming as fast as you can.
A Countess from Canada · Bessie Marchant · Chapter 1
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There were pictures of ladies and gentlemen, and pictures of horses and dogs.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1
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Before him flew a large owl, and a couple of great black dogs ran beside him.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1
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On ev'ry Stage the Foes of Peace attend, Hate dogs their Flight, and Insult mocks their End.
The Vanity of Human Wishes (1749) and Two · Samuel Johnson · Chapter 1