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Doglike
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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World English Dictionary
| dog (dɒɡ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a domesticated canine mammal, Canis familiaris, occurring in many breeds that show a great variety in size and form |
| b. (as modifier): dog biscuit | |
| 2. | a. any other carnivore of the family Canidae, such as the dingo and coyote |
| b. (as modifier): the dog family Related: canine | |
| 3. | a. the male of animals of the dog family |
| b. (as modifier): a dog fox | |
| 4. | (modifier) |
| a. spurious, inferior, or useless: dog Latin | |
| b. (in combination): dogberry | |
| 5. | a mechanical device for gripping or holding, esp one of the axial slots by which gear wheels or shafts are engaged to transmit torque |
| 6. | informal a fellow; chap: you lucky dog |
| 7. | informal a man or boy regarded as unpleasant, contemptible, or wretched |
| 8. | informal (US) a male friend: used as a term of address |
| 9. | slang an unattractive or boring girl or woman |
| 10. | informal (US), (Canadian) something unsatisfactory or inferior |
| 11. | short for firedog |
| 12. | fogdog seadog See sundog any of various atmospheric phenomena |
| 13. | a dog's chance no chance at all |
| 14. | informal a dog's dinner, a dog's breakfast something that is messy or bungled |
| 15. | a dog's life a wretched existence |
| 16. | dog eat dog ruthless competition or self-interest |
| 17. | informal like a dog's dinner dressed smartly or ostentatiously |
| 18. | informal (US), (Canadian) put on the dog to behave or dress in an ostentatious or showy manner |
| —vb , dogs, dogging, dogged | |
| 19. | to pursue or follow after like a dog |
| 20. | to trouble; plague: to be dogged by ill health |
| 21. | to chase with a dog or dogs |
| 22. | to grip, hold, or secure by a mechanical device |
| —adv | |
| 23. | (
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| Related: canine | |
| [Old English docga, of obscure origin] | |
| 'doglike | |
| —adj | |
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