English words for 'guard dog'
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noun
- A guard dog.
- a dog trained to guard property
- (electronics, computing) Ellipsis of watchdog timer.
- (figurative) An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.
- a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste
verb
noun
- dog
- (obsolete outside compounds) jaguar
- The oval-shaped fruit of this tree; genipap.
- A tree of species Genipa americana, native to the tropical forests of North and South America, as well as the Caribbean; genipap.
- (uncountable) The extract of this fruit, used as a dye for temporary body art and tattoos that stain the upper layer of the skin.
- Ellipsis of jagua palm, also called inajá, Attalea maripa.
- tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit
noun
noun
- A dog used for coursing.
- a dog trained for coursing
- Any of several species of terrestrial bird in the genera Cursorius and Rhinoptilus.
- A hunter who practises coursing.
- A swift horse; a racehorse or a charger.
- A stone used in building a course.
- formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
- a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
- swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles
noun
name
noun
- A springer spaniel.
- A springbok.
- A person that springs.
- A spring salmon.
- Anything that springs.
- A springing cow.
- A stone at the base of an arch (from which the arch springs).
- the lowest stone in an arch — from which it springs
- a cow about to give birth
- a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white
noun
- A fox terrier.
- A hidden radio transmitter, finding which is the goal of radiosport.
- (cartomancy) The fourteenth Lenormand card.
- The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, Callionymus lyra, so called from its yellow color.
- (mechanics) A wedge driven into the split end of a bolt to tighten it.
- Any member of the genus Vulpes; a true fox.
- (uncountable) The fur of a fox.
- (in particular) The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur.
- (nautical) A small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats, sennits, and gaskets.
- (figurative) A cunning person.
- (Australia) A flying fox.
- (slang, figurative) A person with reddish brown hair, typically a woman.
- (chiefly philosophy) Someone who fuses many different influences and concepts in their philosophy or worldview.
- (slang, figurative) A physically attractive person, typically a woman.
- Other canines that resemble true foxes, of the genera Cerdocyon, Lycalopex, Otocyon, and Urocyon.
- (military, aviation) Air-to-air weapon launched.
- alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
- a shifty deceptive person
- the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
verb
- (intransitive) To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.
- (transitive) To confuse or baffle (someone).
- (intransitive) To act slyly or craftily.
- (transitive) To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
- (transitive) To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.
- (intransitive) To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity. (See foxing.)
- (transitive) To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
- (transitive) To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
- become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
- deceive somebody
- be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
noun
- A dog that is a cross between a pug and a chihuahua.
- A large gulp of drink.
- A homemade Cuban boat, built to carry emigrants to the USA, and often abandoned upon arrival.
- (music, chiefly metal) A palm muted note on a distorted electric guitar.
- A dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine.
- (derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Native American descent.
- the dull explosive noise made by an engine
verb
- (intransitive, video games) To function or perform with difficulty, typically due to inadequate resources or performance limitations.
- (intransitive) To make dull explosive sounds.
- (intransitive) To move or travel whilst making such sounds.
- (intransitive, by extension) To move or travel at a steady, although not especially fast, pace.
- (transitive, UK slang, derogatory) To solicit charitable donations on the street, particularly in a persistent manner.
- (transitive, colloquial) To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking.
- make a dull, explosive sound
noun
noun
noun
noun
noun
noun
- (informal) A pit bull terrier.
- (medicine, slang) The emergency department of a hospital.
- An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.
- (slang) A mosh pit.
- The grave, underworld or Hell.
- (American football) The center of the line.
- (archaeology) A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.
- (botany) In tracheary elements, a section of the cell wall where the secondary wall is missing, and the primary wall is present. Pits generally occur in pairs and link two cells.
- A mine.
- (trading) A trading pit.
- Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.
- (colloquial) An armpit.
- (music) The section of a marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to be marched, such as the tam-tam; the front ensemble. Can also refer to the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.
- (aviation) A luggage hold.
- (in the plural, with the, slang) Only used in the pits.
- (Northern US) A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
- (countable) A small surface hole or depression, a fossa.
- (informal) An undesirable location, especially an unclean one.
- Short for dish pit
- (Antarctica and UK, military, slang) A bed.
- A hole in the ground.
- (military) The core of an implosion nuclear weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it.
- (gambling) Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games.
- (figurative) A bleak, depressing state of mind.
- The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.
- On a compact disc or similar recording medium, a tiny sunken area representing part of the encoded data.
- (motor racing) An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
- a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
- an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
- (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
- lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
- (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
- the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
- (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
- a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
- a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
- a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
- a trap in the form of a concealed hole
verb
- (transitive) To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
- (transitive) To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
- To use the PIT maneuver, especially during a car chase.
- (intransitive, motor racing) To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.
- (transitive) To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.
- (transitive) To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
- remove the pits from
- mark with a scar
- set into opposition or rivalry
noun
name
- A southern suburb of Melbourne in the City of Frankston, Victoria, Australia.
- An eastern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside, South Australia.
- A community in The Nation municipality, United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada.
- A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky.
- Ellipsis of Isle of Skye, a large island in Scotland.
noun
verb
noun
- A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle.
- One who packs boxes.
- A letterboxer.
- Attributive form of boxers (“boxer shorts”).
- The person running a game of two-up.
- A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft.
- A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.
- a workman employed to pack things into containers
- someone who fights with their fists for sport
- a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany
noun
- an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
- A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.
- (figuratively) A person servile towards someone whom they consider their superior.
verb
noun
name
- A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
- An industrial suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
- An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska.
- The Borough of Stafford, a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.
- A minor city in Stafford County, Kansas, named after Lewis Stafford, a Civil War casualty.
- An English habitational surname from the place name.
- An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.
- A census-designated place, the county seat of Stafford County, Virginia; also known as Stafford Courthouse.
- A village in Monroe County, Ohio.
- (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A town in Genesee County, New York.
- A town in and the county town of Staffordshire, England.
- A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- A city in Fort Bend County and Harris County, Texas.
noun
- A guard dog.
- a dog trained to guard property
- (electronics, computing) Ellipsis of watchdog timer.
- (figurative) An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.
- a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste
verb
noun
- dog
- (obsolete outside compounds) jaguar
- The oval-shaped fruit of this tree; genipap.
- A tree of species Genipa americana, native to the tropical forests of North and South America, as well as the Caribbean; genipap.
- (uncountable) The extract of this fruit, used as a dye for temporary body art and tattoos that stain the upper layer of the skin.
- Ellipsis of jagua palm, also called inajá, Attalea maripa.
- tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit
noun
noun
- A dog used for coursing.
- a dog trained for coursing
- Any of several species of terrestrial bird in the genera Cursorius and Rhinoptilus.
- A hunter who practises coursing.
- A swift horse; a racehorse or a charger.
- A stone used in building a course.
- formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
- a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
- swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles
noun
name
noun
- A springer spaniel.
- A springbok.
- A person that springs.
- A spring salmon.
- Anything that springs.
- A springing cow.
- A stone at the base of an arch (from which the arch springs).
- the lowest stone in an arch — from which it springs
- a cow about to give birth
- a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white
noun
- A fox terrier.
- A hidden radio transmitter, finding which is the goal of radiosport.
- (cartomancy) The fourteenth Lenormand card.
- The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, Callionymus lyra, so called from its yellow color.
- (mechanics) A wedge driven into the split end of a bolt to tighten it.
- Any member of the genus Vulpes; a true fox.
- (uncountable) The fur of a fox.
- (in particular) The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur.
- (nautical) A small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats, sennits, and gaskets.
- (figurative) A cunning person.
- (Australia) A flying fox.
- (slang, figurative) A person with reddish brown hair, typically a woman.
- (chiefly philosophy) Someone who fuses many different influences and concepts in their philosophy or worldview.
- (slang, figurative) A physically attractive person, typically a woman.
- Other canines that resemble true foxes, of the genera Cerdocyon, Lycalopex, Otocyon, and Urocyon.
- (military, aviation) Air-to-air weapon launched.
- alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
- a shifty deceptive person
- the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
verb
- (intransitive) To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.
- (transitive) To confuse or baffle (someone).
- (intransitive) To act slyly or craftily.
- (transitive) To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
- (transitive) To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.
- (intransitive) To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity. (See foxing.)
- (transitive) To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
- (transitive) To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
- become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
- deceive somebody
- be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
noun
- A dog that is a cross between a pug and a chihuahua.
- A large gulp of drink.
- A homemade Cuban boat, built to carry emigrants to the USA, and often abandoned upon arrival.
- (music, chiefly metal) A palm muted note on a distorted electric guitar.
- A dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine.
- (derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Native American descent.
- the dull explosive noise made by an engine
verb
- (intransitive, video games) To function or perform with difficulty, typically due to inadequate resources or performance limitations.
- (intransitive) To make dull explosive sounds.
- (intransitive) To move or travel whilst making such sounds.
- (intransitive, by extension) To move or travel at a steady, although not especially fast, pace.
- (transitive, UK slang, derogatory) To solicit charitable donations on the street, particularly in a persistent manner.
- (transitive, colloquial) To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking.
- make a dull, explosive sound
noun
noun
noun
noun
noun
noun
- (informal) A pit bull terrier.
- (medicine, slang) The emergency department of a hospital.
- An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.
- (slang) A mosh pit.
- The grave, underworld or Hell.
- (American football) The center of the line.
- (archaeology) A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.
- (botany) In tracheary elements, a section of the cell wall where the secondary wall is missing, and the primary wall is present. Pits generally occur in pairs and link two cells.
- A mine.
- (trading) A trading pit.
- Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.
- (colloquial) An armpit.
- (music) The section of a marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to be marched, such as the tam-tam; the front ensemble. Can also refer to the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.
- (aviation) A luggage hold.
- (in the plural, with the, slang) Only used in the pits.
- (Northern US) A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
- (countable) A small surface hole or depression, a fossa.
- (informal) An undesirable location, especially an unclean one.
- Short for dish pit
- (Antarctica and UK, military, slang) A bed.
- A hole in the ground.
- (military) The core of an implosion nuclear weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it.
- (gambling) Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games.
- (figurative) A bleak, depressing state of mind.
- The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.
- On a compact disc or similar recording medium, a tiny sunken area representing part of the encoded data.
- (motor racing) An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
- a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
- an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
- (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
- lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
- (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
- the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
- (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
- a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
- a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
- a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
- a trap in the form of a concealed hole
verb
- (transitive) To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
- (transitive) To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
- To use the PIT maneuver, especially during a car chase.
- (intransitive, motor racing) To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.
- (transitive) To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.
- (transitive) To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
- remove the pits from
- mark with a scar
- set into opposition or rivalry
noun
name
- A southern suburb of Melbourne in the City of Frankston, Victoria, Australia.
- An eastern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside, South Australia.
- A community in The Nation municipality, United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada.
- A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky.
- Ellipsis of Isle of Skye, a large island in Scotland.
noun
verb
noun
- A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle.
- One who packs boxes.
- A letterboxer.
- Attributive form of boxers (“boxer shorts”).
- The person running a game of two-up.
- A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft.
- A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.
- a workman employed to pack things into containers
- someone who fights with their fists for sport
- a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany
noun
- an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
- A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.
- (figuratively) A person servile towards someone whom they consider their superior.
verb
noun
name
- A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
- An industrial suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
- An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska.
- The Borough of Stafford, a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.
- A minor city in Stafford County, Kansas, named after Lewis Stafford, a Civil War casualty.
- An English habitational surname from the place name.
- An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.
- A census-designated place, the county seat of Stafford County, Virginia; also known as Stafford Courthouse.
- A village in Monroe County, Ohio.
- (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A town in Genesee County, New York.
- A town in and the county town of Staffordshire, England.
- A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- A city in Fort Bend County and Harris County, Texas.