Dog vs. Sire

Dognoun

A mammal, Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.

Dognoun

A male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch (often attributive).

Dognoun

A dull, unattractive girl or woman.

Dognoun

(slang) A man (derived from definition 2).

Dognoun

A coward.

Dognoun

(derogatory) Someone who is morally reprehensible.

Dognoun

(slang) A sexually aggressive man (cf. horny).

Dognoun

Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.

Dognoun

A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet-wheel, to restrain the back action; a click or pawl. (See also: ratchet, windlass)

Dognoun

A metal support for logs in a fireplace.

Dognoun

(cartomancy) The eighteenth Lenormand card.

Dognoun

A hot dog.

Dognoun

Underdog.

Dognoun

Foot.

Dognoun

(Cockney rhyming slang) (from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone.

Dognoun

One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses.

Dogverb

(transitive) To pursue with the intent to catch.

Dogverb

(transitive) To follow in an annoying or harassing way.

Dogverb

To fasten a hatch securely.

Dogverb

To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.

Dogverb

To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.

Dognoun

A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog (Canis familiaris).

Dognoun

A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.

Dognoun

A fellow; - used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog.

Dognoun

One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).

Dognoun

An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron.

Dognoun

A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them.

Dognoun

an ugly or crude person, especially an ugly woman.

Dognoun

a hot dog.

Dogverb

To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if by dogs; to hound with importunity.

Dognoun

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds;

Dognoun

a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman;

Dognoun

informal term for a man;

Dognoun

someone who is morally reprehensible;

Dognoun

a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

Dognoun

a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

Dognoun

metal supports for logs in a fireplace;

Dogverb

go after with the intent to catch;

Dog

The domestic dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. The dog derived from an ancient, extinct wolf, and the modern grey wolf is the dog's nearest living relative.

Sirenoun

A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.

Sirenoun

A male animal; a stud, especially a horse or dog, that has fathered another.

Sirenoun

(obsolete) A father; the head of a family; the husband.

Sirenoun

(obsolete) A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.

Sireverb

to procreate; to father, beget, impregnate.

Sirenoun

A lord, master, or other person in authority. See Sir.

Sirenoun

A tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign.

Sirenoun

A father; the head of a family; the husband.

Sirenoun

A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.

Sirenoun

The male parent of a beast; - applied especially to horses; as, the horse had a good sire.

Sireverb

To beget; to procreate; - used of beasts, and especially of stallions.

Sirenoun

a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority

Sirenoun

the founder of a family;

Sirenoun

male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse

Sireverb

make children;

Sirenoun

the male parent of an animal, especially a stallion or bull kept for breeding

Sirenoun

a respectful form of address for someone of high social status, especially a king.

Sirenoun

a father or other male forebear.

Sireverb

be the male parent of (an animal)

Sireverb

(of a person) be the father of

Sire

Sire is a respectful form of address for reigning kings in Europe. It is used in Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Spain, and the United Kingdom.