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What is the noun for dog?

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dog

A mammal, Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.
(derogatory) A dull, unattractive girl or woman.
(slang) A man (derived from definition 2).
(derogatory) A coward.
(derogatory) Someone who is morally reprehensible.
Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.
(Can we clean up(+) this sense?) A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet-wheel, to restrain the back action; a click or pawl. (See also: ratchet, windlass)
A metal support for logs in a fireplace.
(cartomancy) The eighteenth Lenormand card.
A hot dog.
(poker slang) Underdog.
(plural) Foot.
Synonyms:

canine, hound, tyke, pooch, mongrel, pup, puppy, cur, doggy, mutt, doggie, tike, whelp, bitzer, bowwow, brak, kuri, fido, tail-wagger, domestic dog, male dog, stray, flea bag, man's best friend, lapdog, pet, canine companion, pye-dog, ankle-biter, crossbreed, yellow dog, poochie, pariah dog, dingo, lobo, coyote, fox, hyena, wolf, bow-wow, dogling, brat, dachshund, basset, greyhound, deerhound, retriever, beagle, airedale, afghan … more

Examples:

“Our pet dog began barking excitedly when we arrived home.”

“He would turn out to be a dirty dog who was only after his uncle's insurance money.”

doggy

(childish) A dog, especially a small one.
doggy style
(armed services, Britain, informal) A junior temporarily assigned to do minor duties for a senior, a gofer.
Synonyms:

dog, hound, canine, pooch, tyke, tike, pup, puppy, lapdog, pet, poochie, canine companion, doggie, mutt, mongrel, cur, bitzer, bowwow, man's best friend, whelp, stray, flea bag, male dog, ankle-biter, pye-dog, yellow dog, pariah dog, dingo, lobo, coyote, fox, hyena, wolf, bow-wow, kuri, brak, fido, tail-wagger, domestic dog, dachshund, basset, greyhound, deerhound, retriever, beagle, airedale, afghan, pointer, akita, foxhound … more

Examples:

“My grandma's doggy, a bloodhound, can track scents for miles.”

dogging

The act of one who dogs or harasses.
(Britain) The practice of having sexual intercourse in public places, especially parks, deliberately taking the chance of being watched.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“Due to her continuous dogging of her coworkers, Sarah was eventually reprimanded by her supervisor for creating a hostile work environment.”

doggess

(rare) A female dog.
(offensive) A very insulting term for a woman.
Examples:

“The sound even called back the departing senses of the dying doggess. She drew me to her with her paws, and made an effort to lick me. The action quite melted me.”

dogsitter

One who acts as babysitter for a dog in the owner's absence.
Synonyms:

pet sitter, sitter, minder, petsitter, catsitter, pet carer, pet minder, dog sitter, dog walker, dog daycare … more

Examples:

“If you work full-time or are frequently away from home, you'll find the tips for hiring a trustworthy and qualified dogsitter very useful.”

doglet

(nonstandard, rare) A young or small dog.
Synonyms:

dogling, puppy

Examples:

“I saw a playful doglet chasing its tail in the park today.”

dogsicle

(humorous) A cold or frozen dog.

dogling

A little or young dog; a puppy.
Synonyms:

doglet, puppy

Examples:

“The day she came home to find that our dogling had gone to live permanently with the man who spaded up our back yard it seemed for a time that there was no balm in Gilead.”

doglore

folklore relating to dogs

dogship

The character or individuality of a dog.

dogginess

The state or quality of being doggy.
Examples:

“It would be like trying to explain what a dog is by saying it is a creature that has dogginess.”

“The actor is the essence of dogginess from the optimistic expectancy in his eyes to the bounce in his cavortings.”

“Proverbially wily, coyotes are also a little demonic, and their dogginess only adds to the sense of lurking menace.”

dogspeak

The language supposedly used by dogs.

doglover

Someone who loves dogs.

doggie

(childish) Alternative spelling of doggy
Synonyms:

hound, dog, pooch, canine, doggy, tike, tyke, mutt, mongrel, cur, bitzer, bowwow, afghan, airedale, akita, basset, beagle, dachshund, deerhound, foxhound, greyhound, pointer, poodle, retriever, wolfhound, hunting dog, basset hound, man's best friend, pup, puppy, flea bag, ankle-biter, lapdog, pet, canine companion, whelp, kuri, brak, dingo, fox, hyena, lobo, wolf, coyote, fido, bow-wow, tail-wagger, domestic dog, stray, male dog … more

Examples:

“I put in a few extra goodies on the house, said Kelly with a wink as she handed them their doggie bags.”

“Its features include simplified grammar, exaggerated speech melody, diminutive forms of words such as doggie, and a highly repetitive style.”

“I had a doggie bag of Chinese food, which I set on the hood of our rental car.”

dogge

Obsolete spelling of dog
Examples:

“This kinde of dogge is called in like maner Canis Sarcinarius in Latine, and may aptly be englished a Tynckers Curre.”

“Cancer fluviatilis, River crabfish, The ashes of these fishes are of wonderfull vertue, by the propertie of their substance, against the biting of a mad dogge.”

dogs

plural of dog
(slang, US) Feet, from rhyming slang dog's meat. [from early 20th c.]
(usually with the) a greyhound racing event.
(nautical) Fasteners securing a watertight hatch.
Synonyms:

foot, trotter, feet, toes, tootsie, plates of meat, tootsies, dog's meat, lower extremity, lower limb, hooves, trotters, lower extremities, lower limbs … more

doggies

plural of doggie
plural of doggy
Synonyms:

dogs, hounds, canines, pooches, tykes, tikes, pups, puppies, lapdogs, pets, poochies, mutts, mongrels, curs, bitzers, bowwows, whelps, flea bags, strays, ankle-biters, yellow dogs, pye-dogs, pariah dogs, kuris, fidos, lobos, wolves, bow-wows, foxes, coyotes, hyenas, dingos, deerhounds, afghans, basset, retrievers, basset hounds, beagles, wolfhounds, airedales, pointers, foxhounds, poodles, dachshunds, greyhounds, hunting dogs, crossbreeds, intercrosses, mules, bitsers … more

Examples:

“It's good to see the Freo Farmers go for the doctor when the doggies started snapping at their heels.”

“Very young kids might think its a game of make-believe pretending to be sleeping doggies, lions and snakes.”

“The last time these two sides met the Arunta ran 38 players off the boundary line in short bursts and eventually wore the Doggies down to win unconvincingly by 14 points.”

dogsitters