Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "dogs" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

beach house houses kennel park show

Capable Of

age fast appear intelligent attack bark bite carry items in mouths circle house clean themselves corner cats cost lot of money coursing game dance on hind legs defend dig holes in yard do many things doing nothing double happiness drool eat bones eat peanut butter eat special canine chocoalte fear desertion fight cats fight dogs get lost go outside grow growl and threaten guard house guard houses guide blind guide blind people guide visually impaired people hand frisbee to owner hear hear high pitched noises hear high pitches hear many more noises than humans hear things humans cannot hear very high pitched noises hear very high pitches howl howl at moon hunt foxes include many breeds jump higher than people jump up kill cats kiss people lead owner lie around doing nothing lift bones listen for sounds live in dog houses live to 16 years old long for food males many colours mark trees mate mother puppies need food own people pant pass gas pet pull bones to hole reproduce require water run across field run fast see seem to love owners sense danger sense fear sense hostility sense smells sit on masters laps sleep on bed sleep soundly smell bones smell drugs smell fear smell food smell very well sniff sound loud spot squirrels stand on four legs stay tied up long time stay when taught taste food trained walk on leash walk vary far wear sweater welcome people back home wonder where everyone went yelp

Causes Desire

jog take walk

Derived Terms

dogs are barking gone to the dogs let sleeping dogs lie

Desires

active and play catch frisbees chase cars chase frisbees chase frisbees in fields chase own nail chew bones drink water eat eat meat eat people's food interract with people investigate surroundings look out of car windows pet play play catch with frisbees run run lot sleep swallow things whole take walks too walk dog

Inflected/Variant Forms

dog

Has Part

babies in litters bad breath bones claws ears fleas four legs fur litter of offspring lots of hair n't eaten in days no consciousness pointed ears puppies stronger sence of smell humans tail tails teeth tongue hanging out toys two ears very good hearing wet noses

Context

nautical slang us

Has Property

dangerous different from cats evil faithful found outside friendly frightening hairy happy less smart than humans loyal mean mean until tamed noisy playing with each other small small relative to buildings still bit wild very loyal very smart vicious

Type Of (IsA)

barking at strangers bigger than ants cocker spaniels considered mans best friend descendants of wolves domesticated animals easier to train than others golden retrievers great pets ignorant inferior carbon based life forms larger than others living entities loyal pets mammals members of military n't birds n't cats not cats not often often victims of car accidents pets social animals very needy animals

Not Capable Of

build cities cook food sadly get married laugh make cars use pens

Receives Action

adopted from pound bred for various characteristics considered to man's best friend kept in pounds named by owners trained to catch frisbee trained to fetch things

Related Terms

dog feet greyhound hatch racing rhyming slang

Used For

fetch newspapers find hidden things guide blind persons protect people

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.