All dogeared synonyms
dog-ear
D d adj dogeared
- shabby β impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes.
- ramshackle β dilapidated, run down
- seedy β abounding in seed.
- derelict β A place or building that is derelict is empty and in a bad state of repair because it has not been used or lived in for a long time.
- rickety β likely to fall or collapse; shaky: a rickety chair.
- battered β Something that is battered is old and in poor condition because it has been used a lot.
- deserted β abandoned; forsaken: the problems of deserted wives and children.
- desolate β A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
- dilapidated β reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.
- grubby β dirty; slovenly: children with grubby faces and sad eyes.
- sleazy β contemptibly low, mean, or disreputable: sleazy politics.
- squalid β foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy.
- scruffy β untidy; shabby.
- shoddy β of poor quality or inferior workmanship: a shoddy bookcase.
- pitiful β evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful fate.
- shopworn β worn or marred, as goods exposed and handled in a store.
- damaged β injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness: The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
- run-down β fatigued; weary; exhausted.
- shabby β impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes.
- decaying β rotting as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposing
- crumbling β to break into small fragments or crumbs.
- unkempt β not combed: unkempt hair.
- broken-down β A broken-down vehicle or machine no longer works because it has something wrong with it.
- neglected β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- dingy β of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness.
- decrepit β Something that is decrepit is old and in bad condition. Someone who is decrepit is old and weak.
- injured β to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- impaired β weakened, diminished, or damaged: impaired hearing; to rebuild an impaired bridge.
- decayed β having rotted as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposed
- faded β to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- marred β to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
verb dogeared
- fold β to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
- curl β If you have curls, your hair is in the form of tight curves and spirals.
- knit β to make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by interlocking loops of one or more yarns either by hand with knitting needles or by machine.
- tuck β to put into a small, close, or concealing place: Tuck the money into your wallet.
- crinkle β If something crinkles or if you crinkle it, it becomes slightly creased or folded.
- wrinkle β an ingenious trick or device; a clever innovation: a new advertising wrinkle.
- pucker β a wrinkle; an irregular fold.
- pleat β a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- intertwine β Twist or twine together.
- overlay β to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
- overlap β to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- ruck β a fold or wrinkle; crease.
- replicate β Also, replicated. folded; bent back on itself.
- hem β to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
- ruffle β to beat (a drum) in this manner.
- lap β the act of lapping liquid.
- furrow β a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
- crisp β Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
- double β twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.