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BOW-WOW

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Informal terms for dogs

Synonyms:

barker; bow-wow; doggie; doggy; pooch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("bow-wow" is a kind of...):

Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog (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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The bark of a dog

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("bow-wow" is a kind of...):

bark (the sound made by a dog)

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