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- dog-eat-dog/ˌdɒɡ iːt ˈdɒɡ/Describes a ruthlessly competitive situation where people are willing to harm others to succeed.adjectivenounB2
- dog-end/ˈdɒɡ ˌend/The discarded, unsmokable stub of a cigarette.nounRare/Archaising
- dog-leg stair/ˈdɒɡ leɡ steə(r)/A staircase that makes a sharp turn, typically at a landing, resembling the shape of a dog's hind leg.nounLow
- dog-roll/ˈdɒɡ ˌrəʊl/A specific, often humorous situation where an Internet meme (originally a photograph of a dog) is used to divert or distract from a topic, particularly in online political or social media discourse.nounVery Low / Niche
- dog-sitter/ˈdɒɡ ˌsɪt.ər/A person who temporarily cares for a dog in its own home or theirs while the owner is away.nounB1
- dog-walker/ˈdɒɡ ˌwɔː.kər/A person whose job or regular activity is to walk other people's dogs.nounB1
- dogbane/ˈdɒɡbeɪn/Any of several poisonous plants of the genus Apocynum, especially Apocynum cannabinum, historically used as a source of fiber and for medicinal purposes.nounC2
- dogbane family/ˈdɒɡbeɪn ˌfæm(ə)li/A family of flowering plants, primarily tropical and subtropical, many of which are toxic and some of which yield latex.nounC2
- dogberry/ˈdɒɡb(ə)ri/A type of wild shrub (Viburnum opulus) bearing small, bright red, inedible berries; also called the guelder rose.nounLow
- dogcart/ˈdɒɡ.kɑːt/A light, horse-drawn cart with a compartment for carrying dogs.nounC1
- dogcatcher/ˈdɒɡˌkætʃ.ə(r)/A municipal officer whose job is to catch and impound stray dogs.nounC1
- dogdom/ˈdɒɡdəm/The collective world, community, or sphere of dogs; the state or condition of being a dog.nounLow
- doge/dəʊdʒ/ (historical); /dəʊɡ/ or /doʊɡ/ (internet)The chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.nounC2
- dogface/ˈdɒɡfeɪs/A slang term for an American infantryman, especially during World War II.nounC1-C2 (obscure outside historical/military contexts)
- dogfight/ˈdɒɡ.faɪt/A close-quarters aerial combat between military aircraft.nounverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveMedium
- dogfish/ˈdɒɡfɪʃ/A small, bottom-dwelling shark.nounLow
- doggedness/ˈdɒɡ.ɪd.nəs/The quality of being very persistent and determined; tenacity.nounC1-C2
- dogger/ˈdɒɡə/A type of two-masted fishing vessel, typically used in the North Sea, historically for cod or herring fishing.nounC2/Rare
- dogger bank/ˌdɒɡə ˈbæŋk/A large, shallow sandbank in the North Sea; historically important for fishing.nounC2
- doggerel/ˈdɒɡ(ə)rəl/Badly written, trivial, or irregular verse, often with a clumsy rhythm and trivial subject matter.adjectivenounC2
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