dog

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. canine, cur, whelp; pup[py], tyke, bitch, slut; doggy (inf.); pooch, mutt (both sl.). See animal.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A domestic animal]

Syn. hound, puppy, canine, mongrel, cur, canis familiaris (Latin), bitch, pup, whelp, stray, watchdog, lap dog, guide dog, Seeing Eye dog, pye-dog, pooch*, mutt*, bowwow*, Fido*, fleabag*.

Types and breeds of dogs include: hunting, field, racing, courser, boxer, water, shepherd, bloodhound, wolfhound, greyhound, whippet, St. Bernard, mastiff, Newfoundland, Great Dane, borzoi, Rottweiler, German shepherd, Doberman pinscher, Afghan, Irish wolfhound, Labrador retriever, Golden retriever, Chesapeake Bay retriever, malamute, husky, Samoyed, Akita, collie, Briard, Old English sheep dog, Gordon setter, English setter, Irish setter, pointer, springer, spaniel, cocker spaniel, water spaniel, Brittany spaniel, foxhound, basset hound, beagle, dachshund, Dalmatian, English bulldog, pit bull, spitz, chow, Pomeranian, poodle, toy poodle, standard poodle, barbet, French poodle, Pekingese, Maltese, Chihuahua, Mexican hairless, Airedale, schnauzer, Sealyham, fox terrier, wirehaired terrier, Scottie, Kerry blue, black and tan, Bedlington terrier, Aberdeen, Irish terrier, Jack Russell terrier, YOrkshire terrier, West Highland terrier, Cairn terrier, bull terrier, Boston terrier, Manchester terrier, Welsh corgi, Cardigan, Pembroke.

2. [Insulting term]

Syn. scamp, swine, blackguard; see rascal .

• a dog's life *,

Syn. wretched existence, hard life, bad luck, trouble; see difficulty 1 , poverty 1 .

• every dog has his day *,

Syn. have a chance, recover, do well; see prosper , succeed 1 .

• go to the dogs *,

Syn. deteriorate, degenerate, decline; see decay .

• let sleeping dogs lie *,

Syn. ignore, leave well enough alone, pass over; see neglect 1 .

• put on the dog *,

Syn. show off, entertain lavishly, put on airs; see display 1 , dress up , pretend 1 .

• teach an old dog New tricks *,

Syn. influence, convince, change; see change 1 , persuade 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

canine, hound, *mutt, mongrel, cur, pooch, puppy, bitch, *flea bag, tyke, man's best friend. ''The one absolutely unselfish friend.''—George Vest. ''A liberal. He wants to please everyone.''—William Kunstler. ''The god of frolic.''—Henry Ward Beecher.

WORD FIND

• Australian wild dog: dingo

• back portion between shoulder blades: withers

• bark: bay, howl, yelp

• breeds: Afghan, Airedale, Alaskan malamute, Alsatian, basset hound, beagle, Belgian sheep dog, bloodhound, border terrier, borzoi, Boston terrier, boxer, bulldog, bull mastiff, bull terrier, Chesapeake Bay retriever, Chihuahua, chow, cocker spaniel, collie, dachshund, Dalmatian, deerhound, Doberman pinscher, elkhound, English setter, English springer spaniel, English toy spaniel, foxhound, fox terrier, German shepherd, golden retriever, Great Dane, Great Pyrenees, greyhound, griffon, harrier, hound dog, husky, Irish setter, Irish wolfhound, Labrador retriever, Lhasa apso, Maltese, mastiff, Mexican hairless, miniature poodle, Newfoundland, Norwegian elkhound, Old English sheepdog, Pekingese, pointer, Pomeranian, poodle, pug, rat terrier, retriever, Rottweiler, Russian wolfhound, Saint Bernard, Saluki, Samoyed, schnauzer, Scottish terrier, setter, Shih tzu, Skye terrier, spaniel, spitz, springer spaniel,staghound, Sussex spaniel, terrier, toy poodle, toy spaniel, water spaniel, Welsh collie, Welsh corgi, whippet, wirehaired terrier, wolfhound, Yorkshire terrier

• bristling neck and back hairs: hackles

• cheeks, lower: chops

• chest hairs or coloration: apron

• chest, lower: brisket

• chin hairs: beard

• claw, vestigial: dewclaw

• coat, black or dark brown: sable

• coat, glossiness of: bloom

• coat, gray or black on white: badger-marked

• coat, gray or streaked with gray: grizzle

• coat, multicolored: parti-colored coat, patchy or spotted with two or more

• colors: pied

• coat, reddish brown or purplish brown: liver

• coat, streaked or spotted: brindle

• coat, white with black spots: harlequin coat, yellowish blond

• coat, yellowish-brown: fawn

• disease: distemper, rabies, mange

• domed or rounded skull: apple head

• ears that are loose and dangling: lop ears

• father: sire

• fear of: cynophobia

• female: bitch

• foot cushions: pads

• fringe around neck: frill, ruff

• fringe on tail, back of legs: feather

• hell’s guardian: Cerberus

• history: cynology

• house: kennel

• light-colored streak on head: blaze

• lineage, especially from same breed: pedigree

• long-legged, slight: racy

• lover of: philocynic

• low to the ground, thickset: cloddy

• mating period, female: heat

• mixed breed: mongrel

• mother: dam

• mouth, nose and jaws: muzzle

• muzzle that is dark on some breeds: mask

• muzzle that is sharply pointed: snipy

• nose of more than one color: butterfly nose

• ovaries, remove: spay

• puppies, unweaned: whelps

• range over field looking for game: quarter

• sagging back: swayback

• sculpted tufts left on sheared dog, esp. poodle: pompon

• short-bodied: cobby

• shoulders, highest part of: withers

• tail, bushy: brush

• tail, curled: ringtail

• tail, cut short: bobtail, docked tail

• tail, feathery: plume

• tail, straight, stiff: whip

• tail, twisted: screwtail

• top dog: alpha

• worm parasite: heartworm

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To keep (another) under surveillance by moving along behind: follow, shadow, track, trail. Informal: bird-dog, tail. See PRECEDE. 2. To follow closely or persistently: heel1, tag, trail. See PRECEDE.