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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.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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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