Dog definition

Dog as a noun

1. 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

   "the dog barked all night"

   Same sense: domestic dog

2. a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman

   "she's a real dog"

   Same sense: frump

3. informal term for a man

   "you lucky dog"

4. someone who is morally reprehensible

   "you dirty dog"

   Same sense: heel, hound, cad, blackguard, bounder

5. a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

   Same sense: hot dog, frank, wiener, hotdog, frankfurter, weenie, wienerwurst

6. a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

   Same sense: click, detent, pawl

7. metal supports for logs in a fireplace

   Same sense: dog-iron, firedog, andiron

Dog as a verb

8. go after with the intent to catch

   Same sense: go after, track, trail, tag, chase, chase after, give chase, tail

Synonyms and antonyms

• domestic dog
• frump
• heel
• hound
• cad
• blackguard
• bounder
• hot dog
• frank
• wiener
• hotdog
• frankfurter
• weenie
• wienerwurst
• click
• detent
• pawl
• dog-iron
• firedog
• andiron
• go after
• track
• trail
• tag

How to say dog

Dog has 1 syllable and rhymes with log. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with dog

• log
• dialogue
• catalogue
• analog
• synagogue
• bulldog
• underdog
• analogue
• monologue
• watchdog
• epilogue
• cog

All 22 words that rhyme with dog

DOG in word games

Scrabble

5

Words With Friends

6

Anagrams

1

Is DOG a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check DOG in the word checker, or unscramble DOG to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.