(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.
Doggy
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) It's a fanfare for the common dog: a nuzzly celebration of humanity and the deep, hopeless love of doggy-woggies that is written on Britain's heart in pet-friendly ink.
(2) But there is arguably nothing on either list to rival the yuck factor of one of last year's crop – the Doggie Doo , a plastic dog that poos out plasticine.
(3) Soon after comes the familiar sight of folk having doggy-style sex with cheerful hookers in rooms lit by candles: Game Of Thrones is back, rude, raw and handing Mad Men its arse in the ratings.
(4) Fast-forward a couple of grim decades held together by Xanax and gritted teeth, and Leslie is a screw on doggy death row, a supervisor at a full-to-bursting kennel in South LA.
(5) Some pre-match emails: "I have a feeling that little doggy's about to chew on some fenders, Mr. G," writes Byron Whitley from New York.
(6) The top 12 list in full Doggie Doo, John Adams, RRP £22.99 Fijit Friends, Mattel, RRP £54.99 Fireman Sam Pontypandy Rescue Set, Character, RRP £29.99 Kidizoom Twist, VTech, RRP £49.99 LeapPad Explorer, Leapfrog Toys, RRP £79.99 Lets Rock Elmo, Hasbro, RRP £69.99 Milky the Bunny, Flair, RRP £59.99 Monster High Lagoona's Hydration Station, Mattel, RRP £39.99 Moshling Tree House, Vivid, RRP £18.99 Nerf Vortex Nitron Blaster, Hasbro, RRP £44.99 Ninjago Fire Temple, Lego, RRP £91.99 Star Wars Ultimate Force Tech Lightsaber Assortment, Hasbro, RRP £39.99
(7) If there was a 50-year-old male director who was saying come in, take your clothes off, do a doggy-style sex scene, I would be the most annoying actress in the world.
(8) Between interviews with the likes of Marianne, who designs "high-end doggy fashions" for expressionless bichon frise Lily, there are wordless montages of activity on the heath, the theme of each being, roughly, "dog".
(9) The website is a curious affair – a sort of doggy dating site riddled with twee canine puns from “how to create a pawesome profile” to a section devoted to “waggy tales”.
(10) Try its big hit burrito ($12) or one of the doggy-themed scrambles: the Fetch (bacon and egg) or the Stay (with mushrooms, seasonal greens and roasted sweet potato (both $9.50).
(11) Although Doggie Doo, a plastic dog that poos out plasticine and recently made an appearance on the Jonathan Ross show, didn't make it on to the children's list it was clearly the star of the show at the media launch of the Dream Toys on Wednesday.
(12) When Louis returns later in the programme, Caspar has chomped up Nancy's leg and been despatched to doggy Broadmoor in the sky.
(13) Freddie, 11, and his friend Harry, nine, headed straight for Doggie Doo on arriving at the official preview.
(14) When I grew out of it, I forced my mum to separate the feet from the legs so I could keep wearing it, my tell-tale human ankles the only thing gradually distancing myself from my doggie identity.
(15) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close Doggy style.
(16) "With his left paw, the cat's keeping the doggie in place, and the right one is ready to swing at the canine's face.
(17) Bone Doggie and the Hickory Street Hellraisers at the Denton Arts and Jazz festival.
(18) "Having taken a closer look at the cute cat and the funny doggie, the cat seems to be ready to take a swipe at the dog, and the dog looks fearful," opines Cecilia Marjakangas.
(19) Once it was a magazine so important that even Mrs Thatcher deigned to be interviewed for its pages, albeit disastrously: she announced her favourite record was not by Duran Duran or Madonna but Lita Roza’s 1953 novelty How Much is that Doggie in the Window?
(20) Tom took great delight in revealing that her favourite singer was Cliff Richard, whom she admired for being professional, and that her favourite record – on-message for the cost-conscious curator of an economic boom – was the fearful 1953 novelty hit (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?