| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| dogberry | noun | The berry of the dogwood; — called also dogcherry. |
| dog days | A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early part of September; canicular days; — so called in reference to the rising in ancient times of the Dog Star (Sirius) with the sun. Popularly, the sultry, close part of the summer. | |
| dogeless | adjective | Without a doge. |
| doggedly | adverb | In a dogged manner; sullenly; with obstinate resolution. |
| doggerel | adjective | Low in style, and irregular in measure; as, doggerel rhymes., A sort of loose or irregular verse; mean or undignified poetry. |
| dogmatic | noun | One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; — opposed to the Empiric., Alt. of Dogmatical |
| dog-rose | noun | A common European wild rose, with single pink or white flowers. |
| dogshore | noun | One of several shores used to hold a ship firmly and prevent her moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching. |
| dogsleep | noun | Pretended sleep., The fitful naps taken when all hands are kept up by stress. |
| dog star | Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens; — called also Canicula, and, in astronomical charts, / Canis Majoris. See Dog days. | |
| dogteeth | plural | of Dogtooth |
| dogtooth | noun | See Canine tooth, under Canine., An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; — also called tooth ornament. |
| dogtrick | noun | A gentle trot, like that of a dog. |
| dogwatch | noun | A half watch; a watch of two hours, of which there are two, the first dogwatch from 4 to 6 o’clock, p. m., and the second dogwatch from 6 to 8 o’clock, p. m. |