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dog·house

 (dôg′hous′, dŏg′-)
n.
A small shelter for a dog.
Idiom:
in the doghouse Slang
In great disfavor or trouble.
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doghouse

(ˈdɒɡˌhaʊs)
n
1. US and Canadian a hutlike shelter for a dog. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): kennel
2. informal disfavour (in the phrase in the doghouse)
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

dog•house

(ˈdɔgˌhaʊs, ˈdɒg-)

n., pl. -hous•es (-ˌhaʊ zɪz)
a small shelter for a dog.
Idioms:
in the doghouse, in disfavor or disgrace.
[1605–15]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.doghouse - outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dogdoghouse - outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
dog house, kennel
outbuilding - a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building
shelter - protective covering that provides protection from the weather
2.doghouse - an idiomatic term for being in disfavor; "in the doghouse"
dislike, disfavor, disfavour, disapproval - an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
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Translations
psí bouda
hundehus
kennelkoirankoppikoppakoppi
štenara
犬小屋
개집
kennel
บ้านสุนัข
chuồng chó

doghouse

[ˈdɒghaʊs] N (doghouses (pl)) [ˈdɒghaʊzɪz] (US) → caseta f del perro
to be in the doghouse [person] → estar castigado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

doghouse

dog-house [ˈdɒghaʊs] (US) n (= kennel) → niche f, chenil m
to be in the doghouse → ne pas être en odeur de saintetédog kennel n (British) → niche f, chenil m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

doghouse

[ˈdɒgˌhaʊs] n he's in the doghouse (fam) → è caduto in disgrazia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

doghouse

→ بَيْتٌ صَغِيرٌ لِلْكَلبِ psí bouda hundehus Hundehütte σκυλόσπιτο caseta del perro, perrera kennel niche štenara canile 犬小屋 개집 hondenhok kennel buda canil конура kennel บ้านสุนัข köpek kulübesi chuồng chó 狗窝
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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