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Dog

A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog (C. familiaris).

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Narrower term 11

Barker 76% connected

An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably.

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Cur 76% connected

A mongrel or inferior dog.

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Dalmatian 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Dalmatia.

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Griffon 76% connected

A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art.

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Lapdog 76% connected

A small dog fondled in the lap.

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Mongrel 76% connected

The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed.

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Newfoundland 76% connected

An island on the coast of British North America, famed for the fishing grounds in its vicinity.

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Poodle 76% connected

A breed of dogs having curly hair, and often showing remarkable intelligence in the performance of tricks.

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Pug 76% connected

To mix and stir when wet, as clay for bricks, pottery, etc.

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Puppy 76% connected

The young of a canine animal, esp. of the common dog; a whelp.

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Toy 76% connected

A plaything for children; a bawble.

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Broader term 14

Canine 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the family Canidae, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog.

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Catch 76% connected

To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

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Chap 76% connected

To cause to open in slits or chinks; to split; to cause the skin of to crack or become rough.

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Feller 76% connected

One who, or that which, fells, knocks or cuts down; a machine for felling trees.

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Fellow 76% connected

A companion; a comrade; an associate; a partner; a sharer.

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Follow 76% connected

To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.

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Gent 76% connected

Gentle; noble; of gentle birth.

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Lad 76% connected

p. p. of Lead, to guide.

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Pursue 76% connected

To follow with a view to overtake; to follow eagerly, or with haste; to chase; as, to pursue a hare.

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Sausage 76% connected

An article of food consisting of meat (esp. pork) minced and highly seasoned, and inclosed in a cylindrical case or skin usually made of the prepared…

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Scoundrel 76% connected

A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a man without honor or virtue.

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Stop 76% connected

To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound.

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Support 76% connected

To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

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Villain 76% connected

One who holds lands by a base, or servile, tenure, or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest class, a bondman or servant.

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Hound 76% connected

A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but a…

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Hunt 76% connected

To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for s…

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Quest 76% connected

The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property…

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Trace 76% connected

One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be draw…

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Tree 76% connected

Any perennial woody plant of considerable size (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single trunk.

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Frumpish 74% connected

Cross-tempered; scornful.

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Frumpish 74% connected

Cross-tempered; scornful.

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Tailing 74% connected

The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall.

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Tailing 74% connected

The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall.

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Component part 1

Flag 70% connected

To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.

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Ratch 70% connected

Same as Rotche.

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Ratchet 70% connected

A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.

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Synonym 17

Andiron 92% connected

A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side; a firedog; as, a pair of andirons.

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Blackguard 92% connected

The scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman's household, who, in a removal from one residence to another, had charge of the kitchen…

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Bounder 92% connected

One who, or that which, limits; a boundary.

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Cad 92% connected

A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards.

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Chase 92% connected

To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt.

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Click 92% connected

To make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such noises), as by gentle striking; to tick.

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Detent 92% connected

That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.

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Firedog 92% connected

A support for wood in a fireplace; an andiron.

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Frank 92% connected

A pigsty.

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Frump 92% connected

To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub.

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Heel 92% connected

To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it.

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Hound 92% connected

A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but a…

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Pawl 92% connected

A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel…

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Tag 92% connected

Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight hanging loosely; specifically, a direction card, or label.

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Tail 92% connected

Limitation; abridgment.

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Track 92% connected

A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel.

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Trail 92% connected

To hunt by the track; to track.

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