dog-ear |
a bent or folded corner of a page in a book. [2 definitions] |
dog-eat-dog |
marked by ruthless competition; merciless. |
dogfight |
a fierce fight between dogs. [4 definitions] |
dog fighting |
the fighting between dogs that is arranged by humans so that the competition can be watched for entertainment and/or betted upon. The bringing of dogs together to fight is an illegal activity in all U.S. states and many other regions of the world. |
dogfish |
any of several small sharks found in coastal waters of the Atlantic and Pacific. [2 definitions] |
dogged |
persistent or stubborn. |
doggerel |
of verse, trivial or mundane in thought, or crude in form. [2 definitions] |
doggie bag |
a bag or box in which a restaurant will pack leftovers of a patron's meal to betaken home, presumably to be fed to a pet. |
doggish |
like a dog, as in being surly or snappish. |
doggone |
(informal) Damn! or Darn! (used to avoid profanity). [4 definitions] |
doggy1 |
a small dog or puppy. |
doggy2 |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a dog. [2 definitions] |
doghouse |
a dog shelter, usu. built to resemble a house. |
dogie |
in the western United States, a strayed or motherless calf. |
dogleg |
something bent at a sharp angle, esp. a road or a golf fairway with a sharp curve. [2 definitions] |
dogma |
a system of principles or doctrines, esp. those of a religious sect, or a single doctrine prescribed by some authority, such as the church. [2 definitions] |
dogmatic |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of dogma. [2 definitions] |
dogmatism |
an inclination toward or the act of asserting opinions as though they were facts. |
dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
dogmatize |
to make dogmatic statements in speech or writing. [2 definitions] |
dognap |
to abduct a dog, esp. in order to sell it for laboratory use. |