doghouse

[ dog-hous, dog- ]

/ ˈdɒgˌhaʊs, ˈdɒg- /

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noun, plural dog·hous·es

[dog-hou-ziz, dog-]. /ˈdɒgˌhaʊ zɪz, ˈdɒg-/.

a small shelter for a dog.

(on a yacht) a small cabin that presents a relatively high profile and gives the appearance of a box.Compare trunk cabin.

Rocketry Slang. a bulge on the surface of a rocket or missile, for scientific instruments.

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Idioms about doghouse

in the doghouse, Slang. in disfavor or disgrace.

Origin of doghouse

First recorded in 1605–15; dog + house

Words nearby doghouse

doggy paddle, doggy style, dog handler, doghanged, dog hook, doghouse, dogie, dog in the manger, dog iron, dog it, dog Latin

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How to use doghouse in a sentence

For example, McDonald just installed peel-and-stick patterned vinyl floor tiles from Wayfair in a custom doghouse that she built on her property.
Captivated by bold tile on social media? Here’s what to consider before committing to the look.|Elizabeth Mayhew|October 29, 2020|Washington Post
My mother used to make men buy two pieces, one for the occasion and the one for when he would be in the doghouse.
Titillation Over Tiffany's|Lauren Ashburn|May 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Whatever it is, there's no question that the time lapse between sin and time served in the political doghouse is on the wane.
Death of the Sex Scandal|Louise Roug Bokkenheuser|September 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
After months in the doghouse, Mr. Banks is summoned to face what he firmly believes will be the coup de grâce.
My New Mantra for 2009|Tina Brown|January 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST

The man brought him home for me, and chained him up in an unused wood-shed, for I had no doghouse as yet.
Rudder Grange|Frank R. Stockton
He stuck his nose out of the doghouse and saw four slender, hairy animals.
The Adventures of Pinocchio|C. Collodi--Pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini
As soon as the four Weasels had talked things over, they went straight to the chicken coop which stood close to the doghouse.
The Adventures of Pinocchio|C. Collodi--Pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini
Poor Pinocchio huddled close to the doghouse more dead than alive from cold, hunger, and fright.
The Adventures of Pinocchio|C. Collodi--Pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini
Charley had currently burned out a transformer by some careless and exuberant antic; hence the mutual doghouse.
Master of the Moondog|Stanley Mullen

British Dictionary definitions for doghouse

doghouse

/ (ˈdɒɡˌhaʊs) /

noun

US and Canadian a hutlike shelter for a dogAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): kennel

informal disfavour (in the phrase in the doghouse)

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see in the doghouse.

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