dogs
1 Britishplural noun
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informal greyhound racing
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slang the feet
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informal marketing goods with a low market share, which are unlikely to yield substantial profits
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informal to go to ruin physically or morally
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to leave things undisturbed
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to abandon someone to criticism or attack
noun
Example Sentences
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Her show dogs to date, and her grandfather’s in the past, have earned many prizes at Westminster, including best-in-breed and best-in-group, along with scores of awards elsewhere.
He was speaking at a Hyundai studio in a Seoul suburb where one of the company’s yellow robot dogs—named “Spot” and primarily designed for work sites—roamed a showroom floor with luxury vehicles.
It can sometimes lead to serious problems, including loss of sight and breathing difficulties, caused by worms found in the poo of some dogs, cats and foxes.
From BBC
Cats on the street came to wind figure eights around his ankles; dogs leaped up at him in the park.
From Literature
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The Instagram post that Wright responded to, on a page called Dharmas_dogs, did not mention the attack.
From Los Angeles Times
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