"doghouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-doghouse.wav Forms: doghouses [plural]
Etymology: Compound of dog + house. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|dog|house}} Compound of dog + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} doghouse (plural doghouses)
  1. Any small house or structure or enclosure used to house a dog. Wikidata QID: Q1994782 Categories (topical): Housing
    Sense id: en-doghouse-en-noun-en:Q1994782 Disambiguation of Housing: 17 29 10 7 26 12 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 20 10 11 21 19 18
  2. A structure of small size, similar to a doghouse, but offering useful shelter for a human. Categories (topical): Housing Translations (small shelter for humans): koppi (Finnish), хиба́рка (xibárka) [feminine] (Russian), лачу́га (lačúga) [feminine] (Russian), хи́жина (xížina) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-doghouse-en-noun-06aNOdnf Disambiguation of Housing: 17 29 10 7 26 12 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 20 10 11 21 19 18 Disambiguation of 'small shelter for humans': 18 62 5 4 5 5
  3. Mechanically, an equipment cover with an opening, with a shape resembling a doghouse. Translations (cover): koppa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-doghouse-en-noun-9OAgvK6f Categories (other): English endocentric compounds Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 20 10 11 21 19 18 Disambiguation of 'cover': 0 0 100 0 0 0
  4. (nautical) A difficult or demoralizing situation. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-doghouse-en-noun-aWqLii0N Categories (other): English endocentric compounds Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 20 10 11 21 19 18 Topics: nautical, transport
  5. A traffic signal with five sections: two on the bottom, two in the middle, and one on top. Categories (topical): Housing Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-doghouse-en-noun-4B482Q8L Disambiguation of Housing: 17 29 10 7 26 12 Disambiguation of Dogs: 23 7 6 11 39 14 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 20 10 11 21 19 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 2 7 5 49 20 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 18 7 7 15 36 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 7 7 7 43 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 6 7 4 58 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 2 3 3 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 10 7 7 36 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 21 5 6 6 42 20
  6. (informal) Any shabby or disreputable establishment. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Housing
    Sense id: en-doghouse-en-noun-ueXIVFRV Disambiguation of Housing: 17 29 10 7 26 12 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 20 10 11 21 19 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kennel [British] Derived forms: doghouse bass, doghoused, doghouse plot, in the doghouse Related terms: barkitecture

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cover",
      "word": "koppa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "doghouse"
}

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