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Toy Dog

Definition: Toy Dog

Toy Dog

Noun

1. Any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definition: Toy Dog

DomainDefinition

Food & Agriculture

The name of a group of small dogs. Many are relatives of larger dogs. For example, the toy poodle is a tiny poodle. Other toys, such as the chihuaha, are separate breeds. Source: European Union. (references)
 The modern -- is not a dwarf but a correctly proportioned miniature form developed from almost any one of the previously named breed groups: the pug, for example, from the mastiff. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Toy Dog

Synonym: toy (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Toy Dog

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Animal

Dog, hound; pup, puppy; whelp, cur, mongrel; house dog, watch dog, sheep dog, shepherd's dog, sporting dog, fancy dog, lap dog, toy dog, bull dog, badger dog; mastiff; blood hound, grey hound, stag hound, deer hound, fox hound, otter hound; harrier, beagle, spaniel, pointer, setter, retriever; Newfoundland; water dog, water spaniel; pug, poodle; turnspit; terrier; fox terrier, Skye terrier; Dandie Dinmont; collie.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Toy Dog

English words defined with "toy dog": Italian greyhound. (references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Toy Dog

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

toy dog breeders

15

small toy dog

15

toy dog for sale

15

toy dog rescue

11

miniature toy dog breed

9

stuffed toy dog

8

cheap toy dog

5

picture of toy dog breed

4

toy dog collar

3

electronic toy dog

3

toy dog accessory

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Toy Dog

Language Translations for "toy dog"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

French

  

Toy, chien jouet, chien de petite taille, chien de petit format, chien de dames, chien de dame. (various references)

   

Manx

  

moddey ught (lap dog), moddey glioon (lap dog), moddey beg (doggie). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oytay ogday

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Toy Dog

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-g-o-o-t-y"

-1 letter: goody.

-2 letters: dogy, doty, good, tody, toyo.

-3 letters: dog, dot, god, goo, got, goy, oot, tod, tog, too, toy, yod.

-4 letters: do, go, od, oy, to, yo.

 Words containing the letters "d-g-o-o-t-y"
 

+4 letters: deontology, derogatory, troglodyte.

 

+5 letters: bloodguilty, dactylology, dermatology, gonadectomy, hydrologist, methodology, pteridology, troglodytes, troglodytic.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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