Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dawg-eer, dog-]
- /ˈdɔgˌɪər, ˈdɒg-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dawg-eer, dog-]
- /ˈdɔgˌɪər, ˈdɒg-/
Definitions of dogeared word
- noun dogeared (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 dogeared Architecture. crossette. 1
- abbreviation DOGEARED dog-ear. 1
- adjective dogeared having dog-ears: a dog-eared book. 1
- adjective dogeared shabby; worn: dog-eared furniture. 1
- noun dogeared (US, of a book) Having many pages with corners that have been folded down, usually a sign of heavy use. 1
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Origin of dogeared
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dogeared
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dogeared 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.
dogeared usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dogeared
verb dogeared
- 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.
adj dogeared
- damaged — injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness: The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
- run-down — fatigued; weary; exhausted.
- shabby — impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes.
- decaying — rotting as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposing
- crumbling — to break into small fragments or crumbs.
Antonyms for dogeared
verb dogeared
- 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.
adj dogeared
- ok — all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.
- repaired — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
- healthy — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
- stable — a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- rebuilt — to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts: to rebuild an old car.
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