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- [dawg, dog eer]
- /dɔg, dɒg ɪər/
- /dɒɡ ɪə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dawg, dog eer]
- /dɔg, dɒg ɪər/
Definitions of dog-ear word
- noun dog-ear (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place. 1
- noun dog-ear Architecture. crossette. 1
- abbreviation DOG-EAR dog-ear. 1
- verb dog-ear to fold down the corner of (a page) 0
- verb dog-ear to bookmark (a website) 0
- noun dog-ear a folded-down corner of a page 0
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Origin of dog-ear
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dog-ear
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dog-ear popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for dog-ear
verb dog-ear
- crinkle — If something crinkles or if you crinkle it, it becomes slightly creased or folded.
- wrinkle — an ingenious trick or device; a clever innovation: a new advertising wrinkle.
- pucker — a wrinkle; an irregular fold.
- pleat — a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- ridge — a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
Antonyms for dog-ear
verb dog-ear
- straighten — make straight
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- flatten — to make flat.
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
See also
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