Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
affenpinscher | a kind of dark, wiry, shaggy dog with a tufted muzzle. |
akita | a large powerfully built breed of Japanese dog. |
alan aland alant | a large hunting-dog. |
alopecoid | of or resembling a fox. |
apso | a Tibetan terrier. |
bandog | a mastiff or other large and fierce dog, usually kept chained or tied up. |
barbet | a variety of small dog, having long curly hair; a tropical bird. |
basenji | a small African hunting-dog. |
basset | a breed of dog; (verb) to outcrop. |
bawtie bawty | a type of dog. |
beagle | a breed of dog; (verb) to hunt with this. |
birddog | a dog used to retrieve game birds; (verb) to control closely with unceasing vigilance > BIRDDOGS, BIRDDOGGING, BIRDDOGGED. |
bitser | a mongrel dog. |
bloodhound | a large breed of hound having a smooth glossy coat of red, tan, or black and loose wrinkled skin on its head: formerly much used in tracking and police work. |
bluetick | a type of dog. |
bluey | an Australian cattle-dog. |
boarhound | a dog used to hunt boar. |
bobbery | a mixed pack of hunting dogs; a noisy row. |
bobtail | an animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail; (verb) to cut a tail short. |
boerbul boerbull | a crossbred mastiff used esp as a watchdog. |
borzoi | a kind of wolf-hound. |
bouvier | a kind of large dog. |
bowler | (Dublin dialect) a dog. |
bowwow | (coll.) a dog. |
boxer | boxing; a medium-sized, smooth-haired dog of a breed, with bulldog blood. |
brach | a female hunting hound > BRACHES or BRACHS. |
brachet bratchet | a BRACH, a whelp. |
brak | brackish, salty; (noun) a mongrel dog. |
briard | a kind of rugged French dog. |
buckhound | a hound for hunting deer. |
buhund | a type of Norwegian dog. |
bulldog | a breed of dog; (verb) to attack like a bulldog, treat roughly. |
bullmastiff | a breed of dog. |
bullterrier | a breed of dog. |
canid | a member of the dog family. |
caninity | the state of being CANINE. |
chihuahua | a breed of small dog from Mexico. |
chiweenie | a cross between a chihuahua and dachshund. |
clumber | a kind of field spaniel, with short legs and stout body. |
coachdog | one of a breed of dogs trained to accompany carriages; the Dalmatian dog. |
cockapoo | a hybrid between a cocker spaniel and a poodle. |
collie | any of several silky-coated breeds of dog developed for herding sheep and cattle. |
coondog coonhound | a dog trained to hunt raccoons. |
corgi | a dog of a small short-legged breed of Welsh origin. [Welsh cor, dwarf ci, dog.] |
corsac | an Asian fox. |
coydog | a hybrid between a coyote and a wild dog. |
coyote | a predatory canine mammal, Canis latrans, related to but smaller than the wolf, roaming the deserts and prairies of North America. |
crackie | a small dog of mixed breed. |
cur | a mongrel dog. |
currish | like a cur. |
currishly | in the manner of a cur. |
dachshund | a breed of dog. [G. Dachs, badger Hund, dog]. |
dalmatian | a large breed of dog having a short smooth white coat with black or (in liver-spotted dalmatians) brown spots. |
deerhound | a kind of hound used in hunting deer. |
dhole | an Indian wild dog. |
dieb | a jackal of N. Africa. |
dingo | the Australian wild dog > DINGOES or DINGOS. |
dogdom | the state of being a dog. |
dogfox | a male fox. |
doggess | a bitch. |
doggie | a small dog. |
dogginess | being like a dog. |
doggish | like a dog; having the bad qualities of a dog; churlish. |
doggishly | dOGGISH, like a dog; having the bad qualities of a dog. |
doggy | a small dog. Also DOGGIE. (Adj.) like a dog > DOGGIER, DOGGIEST. |
doglike | like a dog. |
dogship | the character, or individuality, of a dog. |
draghound | a foxhound trained to follow a drag. |
elkhound | a breed of dog. |
feist fice fyce | a small dog. |
fennec | the desert fox. |
foxhound | a hound used for hunting foxes. |
foxie | a fox-terrier. |
gazehound | a hound that pursues by the sight rather than by the scent. |
goorie goory | a mongrel, an extinct native dog, aka KURI. |
grayhound | a tall slender fast-moving dog of an ancient breed originally used for coursing. Also GREYHOUND. |
grew grewhound | a greyhound. |
greyhound | a tall slender fast-moving dog of an ancient breed originally used for coursing. |
guarddog | a dog kept for guard purposes. |
gundog | a dog trained to work with a hunter or gamekeeper. |
harrier | a medium-sized scenting dog for hunting hares. |
heeler | a dog that herds cattle by biting at their heels. |
hound | any of several breeds of dog used for hunting. |
huntaway | a dog trained to drive sheep at some distance from the shepherd. |
husky | a sled-dog; (adj.) of a voice > HUSKIER, HUSKIEST. |
jackal | an African carnivorous mammal related to the dog; (verb) to play the jackal, do someone else's dirty work. |
jowler | a heavy-jawed hound. |
keeshond | a medium-size dog of the spitz type > KEESHONDS or KEESHONDEN. |
kelpie kelpy | an Australian breed of sheepdog. |
kennet | a small hunting-dog. |
komondor | a large, shaggy-coated dog > KOMONDORS, KOMONDOROK, KOMONDOROCK. |
kuri | a mongrel, an extinct native dog > KURIS. |
kurre | a cur. |
kuvasz | an ancient breed of sheepdog with a white coat > KUVASZOK. [Hungarian f. Turk. kavas guard]. |
labradoodle | a breed of dog. |
labrador | a breed of dog. |
laika | a breed of small reddish-brown working dog. |
lapdog | a small dog fondled in the lap. |
lobo | a timber wolf > LOBOS. |
lupine | like a wolf; (noun) a flower, a lupin. |
lurcher | a crossbred dog, esp. the offspring of a greyhound and a collie or retriever, used esp. by poachers for pursuing hares and rabbits. |
lyam lym lyme | a kind of bloodhound. |
malamute malemiut malemute | an Alaskan sled dog. [Inuit malimiut]. |
maltipoo | a dog that is a cross between a Maltese and a poodle. |
maremma | an Italian sheepdog. |
mastiff | a breed of dog. |
messan | a lapdog, a cur. |
mut mutt | (coll.) a dog. |
otterhound | a breed of dog used for hunting otters. |
papillon | a breed of toy spaniel with erect ears. |
peekapoo pekepoo | a dog which is a cross between a Pekinese and a poodle. Also PEKEPOO. |
peke | a Pekinese dog. |
pinscher | a breed of large dog. |
pointer | a breed of dog used on shooting expeditions, that points to thebird with nose, body and tail in a straight line. |
pom | a Pomeranian dog. |
pooch | a dog esp. a mongrel; (verb) to bulge > POOCHES, POOCHING, POOCHES. |
poodle | a breed of domestic dog of various sizes, which has a curly coat. |
puli | a long-haired sheepdog > PULIK or PULIS. |
pup | a young dog, esp. under a year old; (verb) to give birth to a pup. |
puppy | a young dog, a pup; (verb) to pup > PUPPIED, PUPPYING. |
puppydom | the state of being a puppy. |
puppyhood | the time or state of being a puppy; the time of being young and undisciplined. |
puppyish | like a puppy. |
puppylike | like a puppy. |
rach rache | a dog that hunts by scent. |
ratch | a dog that hunts by scent; (verb) to wander, prowl > RATCHED, RATCHING. |
ratter | a dog used to catch rats. |
redbone | a kind of hunting dog. |
retriever | one of a breed of large gun dogs that can be trained to retrieve game. |
ridgeback | a large hunting-dog. |
rottweiler | a large powerful breed of dog. [From Rottweil, a town in SW Germany]. |
saluki | a greyhound-like Arab dog; a gazelle hound. |
samoyed | a Siberian breed of dog of the spitz type. |
schipperke | a small black Belgian canal-boat dog. |
schnauzer | a German breed of wire-haired terrier > SCHNAUZERS. |
schnoodle | a dog that is a cross between a schnauzer and a poodle. |
scottie | a short-legged terrier. |
sealyham | a breed of dog. [First bred at Sealyham in Pembrokeshire]. |
segugio | an Italian breed of dog. |
setter | a breed of dog; (verb) to treat with a SETON of setterwort root > SETTERED, SETTERING. |
sheepdog | a dog used for controlling sheep. |
sheltie shelty | a Shetland sheepdog; also a Shetland pony. |
shitzu | a small long-haired dog bred from the Pekingese and Lhasa Apso. |
shough showghe | a shaggy dog. |
sloughi | a breed of dog, orig from NW Africa. |
sleuthhound | a bloodhound; (coll.) a detective. |
sowter | the name of a dog. |
spaniel | a breed of dog; (verb) to follow devotedly. |
spinone | as in Italian spinone, a wiry-coated gun dog. |
spitz | a Pomeranian dog. |
springer | a kind of spaniel. |
staghound | a dog used for hunting stags. |
talbot | a broad-mouthed, large-eared hound, now extinct. |
tanuki | a raccoon dog > TANUKIS. |
teckel | a dachshund. |
terrier | a small dog of various breeds, originally one that would follow burrowing animals underground. |
tike | a cur. |
tosa | a breed of heavily built, smooth-haired dog. |
tyke | a dog, a cur; a rough-mannered person; a Roman Catholic. |
tykish | like a tyke. |
vallhund | a Swedish breed of dog. |
vixen | a female fox. |
vixenish | of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen. |
vixenishly | in the manner of a vixen. |
vixenly | like a vixen; vixenish. |
vizsla | a Hungarian breed of hunting dog. |
volpino | a small Italian dog with long straight hair > VOLPINOS. |
vulpecular | resembling or characteristic of a fox. |
vulpine | fox-like; cunning. [L. vulpes, fox]. |
wammul | a dog. |
warragal warragle warragul warrigal | the Australian wild dog, the dingo. |
watchdog | to act as a watchdog for. |
weimaraner | a breed of grey short-haired gun dogs. |
whelp | a young offspring of certain animals, esp. of a wolf or dog; (verb) to give birth to a whelp. |
whippet | a greyhound-like dog. |
wirehair | a breed of terrier. |
wolf | a predatory canine mammal, Canis lupus, which hunts in packs and was formerly widespread in North America and Eurasia but is now less common. |
wolfhound | any of several breeds of a large domestic dog. |
wolfish | like a wolf. |
wolfishly | in the manner of a wolf. |
wolfkin | a little or young wolf. |
wolflike | like a wolf. |
wolfling | a young wolf. |
wolvish | wolfish. |
wolvishly | in the manner of a wolf. |
yapper | a yappy dog. |
yapster | a yappy dog. |
yorkie | a Yorkshire terrier. |
zerda | a desert fox, aka FENNEC. [Arabic zardawa]. |
zorro | a kind of South American fox > ZORROS. |