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greyhound

grey·hound
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [grey-hound]
    • /ˈgreɪˌhaʊnd/
    • /ˈɡreɪ.haʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [grey-hound]
    • /ˈgreɪˌhaʊnd/

Definitions of greyhound word

  • noun greyhound one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness. 1
  • noun greyhound a swift ship, especially a fast ocean liner. 1
  • noun greyhound A dog of a tall, slender breed having keen sight and capable of high speed, used since ancient times for hunting small game and now chiefly in racing and coursing. 1
  • noun greyhound slender racing dog 1
  • countable noun greyhound A greyhound is a dog with a thin body and long thin legs, which can run very fast. Greyhounds sometimes run in races and people bet on them. 0
  • noun greyhound a tall slender fast-moving dog of an ancient breed originally used for coursing 0

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Origin of greyhound

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English greihund, grehund, grihund, Old English grīghund < Old Norse greyhundr; compare Old Norse grey bitch; see hound1

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Parts of speech for Greyhound

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

greyhound popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for greyhound

noun greyhound

  • hound — Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a mast, for supporting the trestletrees, that support an upper mast at its heel. Compare cheek (def 12).

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