(n.) A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog (C. familiaris).
(n.) A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.
(n.) A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog.
(n.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).
(n.) An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron.
(n.) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them.
(n.) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill.
(n.) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool.
(v. t.) To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if by dogs; to hound with importunity.
Example Sentences:
(1) We conclude that chronic emphysema produced in dogs by aerosol administration of papain results in elevated pulmonary artery pressure, which is characterized pathologically by medial hypertrophy of small pulmonary arteries.
(2) The combined immediate and delayed responses to fleas in the dog are as observed by other investigators in man and guinea pigs.
(3) In dogs, cibenzoline given i.v., had no effects on the slow response systems, probably because of sympathetic nervous system intervention since the class 4 effects of cibenzoline appeared after beta-adrenoceptor blockade.
(4) It was shown in experiments on four dogs by the conditioned method that the period of recovery of conditioned activity after one hour ether anaesthesia tested 7 to 7.5 days.
(5) Dialysis of dog plasma against an artificial c.s.f.
(6) For similar inotropic responses, normo- and hyperkalaemic dogs had similar levels of (Na+, K+)-ATPase inhibition and microsomal-bound digoxin.
(7) Complete heart block was produced in 20 of 20 dogs.
(8) The dog and the pig also have an endoperoxide-sensitive constrictor system activated by the 11,9-(epoxymethano) analogue of PGH2 and, of particular note, ICI 79939 and its 11-oxo analogue.
(9) All of this in the same tones of weary nonchalance you might use to stop the dog nosing around in the bin.
(10) One hundred and twelve dogs, including twenty C3-deficient dogs, were studied over a period of 6 years.
(11) From the present results it is concluded that secretion of extrapancreatic glucagon increased in response to arginine infusion in the diabetic state, both alloxan diabetic dogs and one-week post-pancreatectomized dogs.
(12) The effect of pO(2) was studied in a further nine dogs.
(13) The effects of tachycardia caused by ectopic right or left ventricular stimulation on ventricular recovery potentials were studied in 30 dogs.
(14) Stimulation with these electrodes were effective for inducing voiding with little residual volume after the recovery of bladder reflexes, 3 weeks after experimental spinal cord injury in the dog.
(15) A neodymium YAG (Nd:YAG) laser was evaluated in a dog ulcer model used in the same manner as is recommended for bleeding patients (power 55 W, divergence angle 4 degrees, with CO2 gas-jet assistance).
(16) Hollywood legend has it that, at the first Academy awards in 1929, Rin Tin Tin the dog won most votes for best actor.
(17) Liver bloodflow remained unchanged in AS dogs, but hepatic alanine uptake nearly tripled (p less than 0.01) and hepatic glucose production increased by 60% (p less than 0.05).
(18) Affected dogs were from ten breeds and their average age was eight years.
(19) Though three of these presumable metabolites could slightly inhibit the binding of [3H]-KW-3049, they were not detected in rat and dog plasma at 0.5 h after oral administration of KW-3049.
(20) Temelastine produces these species-specific changes by enhancing thyroxine clearance from the circulation in the rat, but not in the dog or mouse.
Doge
Definition:
(n.) The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.
Example Sentences:
(1) (Doge, for those of you still unaware, is a meme involving pictures of a confused-looking Shiba Inu with brightly coloured comic sans text surrounding it, spelling out in idiosyncratic broken English the animal's thoughts.
(2) Take a field which anyone can enter, and where the average user has little or no way to distinguish between competing examples; and then whack the most popular meme of 2013, Doge, on the front of your own.
(3) Doge managed to baffle mainstream media earlier this year when it was discussed on Radio 4’s flagship Today programme .
(4) Doge Photograph: KnowYourMeme.com A shoo-in for his own film, the shiba inu would make a great protagonist.
(5) Our own Alex Hern explains the essence of Doge: "A good guideline is that if it sounds subtly wrong in English, it’s probably OK in Doge" .
(6) But the association with the popular Doge meme alone was enough to give Dogecoin the cachet required for its own boom and bust.
(7) Doge running out of a burning building with a damsel in distress in his paws, after killing a baddie and saving a whole town with the exclamation of "Much hero!
(8) The original picture of Kabosu the shiba inu, which has become synonymous with doge.
(9) We want to see Doge in a full-blown box office action caper.
(10) Meanwhile, a Google Play search for Flappy Bird turns up pandas, mice, pigs, cows, frogs, bats, fish, Nyan Cats, dragons, doges and several piles of faeces paying flappy homage.
(11) Missouri University doge, very science 6.07pm BST The Museum of Modern Art will now accept your pets: Museum of Modern Art (@MuseumModernArt) We're happy to announce our latest MoMA membership level: Pet Membership.
(12) Visitors to Venice have long been amazed, if not horrified, by the vast floating palaces, 15 storeys high and twice the length of St Mark's, that regularly loom over the basilica and the Doge's Palace, displacing thousands of tons of water to smash against the ancient piles and bricks.
(13) SR The Golden Doge award for best meme Winner: Luis Suárez biting everything Suarez as Jaws.
(14) The ban had been introduced after the Costa Concordia disaster ; a similar steering error off Venice would flatten the Doge's Palace, St Mark's basilica and its square in a matter of seconds.
(15) Overall, it is estimated the tweet was seen by 37 million people and inspired parodies featuring Drake , Grumpy Cat , pepperoni pizza , and of course, Doge .
(16) They knew full well that people come to them to doge their tax liabilities.
(17) Photograph: Know Your Meme Not to be confused with Venetian royalty , doge is a meme which became popular late in 2013.