doghouse
[ dog-hous, dog- ]
/ ˈdɒgˌhaʊs, ˈdɒg- /
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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doggoned, doggy, doggy bag, doggy paddle, doghanged, doghouse, dogie, dogleg, dogleg fence, doglike, dogma
Idioms for doghouse
in the doghouse, Slang. in disfavor or disgrace.
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British Dictionary definitions for in the 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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Culture definitions for in the doghouse
in the doghouse
Temporarily out of favor or in trouble: “Tyrone forgot his wife's anniversary, and now he's really in the doghouse.”
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Idioms and Phrases with in the doghouse (1 of 2)
in the doghouse
In disfavor, in trouble, as in Jane knew that forgetting the check would put her in the doghouse. This expression alludes to relegating a dog that misbehaves to its outdoor kennel. [c. 1900]
Idioms and Phrases with in the doghouse (2 of 2)
doghouse
see in the doghouse.
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