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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One of her dogs is named Crüe, as in Mötley Crüe; she will name-drop the 2000s rock band Nickelback in one interview and country stalwart Ronnie Milsap in the next.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
There is also potential for use in veterinary care, since gum disease in dogs and cats has similar underlying causes.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
She slipped treats to the dogs languishing under Palm Springs-style misting dispensers while volunteers read to them.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The drug that Oruka’s code-named ORKA-001 blocks IL-23, one of our immune system’s attack dogs that mistakenly goes after a patient’s skin, in psoriasis.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Only the sled and the dogs on the team matter, so little is known of other teams until much later, after the first three days.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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