Canine vs. Dog

Canine vs. Dog — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Canine and Dog

Canineadjective

Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.

Dognoun

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

The dog barked all night long.

Canineadjective

Dog-like.

Dognoun

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

Canineadjective

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.

Dognoun

A dull, unattractive girl or woman.

She’s a real dog.
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Canineadjective

Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders.

Dognoun

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

You lucky dog!He's a silly dog.

Caninenoun

Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.

Dognoun

A coward.

Come back and fight, you dogs!

Caninenoun

(formal) Any of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf (including coyotes, jackals, etc.) but distinguished from the vulpines, which are regarded as fox-like.

Dognoun

(derogatory) Someone who is morally reprehensible.

You dirty dog.
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Caninenoun

In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid.

Dognoun

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

Caninenoun

(poker slang) A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.

Dognoun

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

Caninenoun

one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars

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)

Caninenoun

any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles

Dognoun

A metal support for logs in a fireplace.

The dogs were too hot to touch.

Canineadjective

of or relating to a pointed conical tooth

Dognoun

(cartomancy) The eighteenth Lenormand card.

Canineadjective

of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae

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.

The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step.

Dogverb

To fasten a hatch securely.

It is very important to dog down these hatches...

Dogverb

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

I admit that I like to dog at my local country park.

Dogverb

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

A surprise inspection of the night shift found that some workers were dogging it.

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;

the dog barked all night

Dognoun

a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman;

she got a reputation as a frumpshe's a real dog

Dognoun

informal term for a man;

you lucky dog

Dognoun

someone who is morally reprehensible;

you dirty dog

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;

the andirons were too hot to touch

Dogverb

go after with the intent to catch;

The policeman chased the mugger down the alleythe dog chased the rabbit