All dogeared synonyms
dog-ear
D d verb dogeared
- gather β to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- groove β a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
- plicate β Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- telescope β an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed. Compare radio telescope.
- ridge β a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- purse β a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- cockle β Cockles are small edible shellfish.
- plait β a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- bend β When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- crimp β If you crimp something such as a piece of fabric or pastry, you make small folds in it.
- crumple β If you crumple something such as paper or cloth, or if it crumples, it is squashed and becomes full of untidy creases and folds.
- dog-ear β (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- corrugate β to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges
- ruche β a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
adj dogeared
- crumbly β Something that is crumbly is easily broken into a lot of little pieces.
- crummy β Something that is crummy is unpleasant, of very poor quality, or not good enough.
- old β far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
- ratty β full of rats.
- raunchy β vulgar or smutty; crude; earthy; obscene: a raunchy joke.
- shaky β tending to shake or tremble.
- tacky β not tasteful or fashionable; dowdy.
- threadbare β having the nap worn off so as to lay bare the threads of the warp and woof, as a fabric, garment, etc.
- unimproved β not developed to full potential, as resources or the mind.
- worn-out β worn or used beyond repair.
- beat-up β Informal. dilapidated; in poor condition from use: a beat-up old jalopy.
- dog-eared β having dog-ears: a dog-eared book.
- in a bad way β not good in any manner or degree.
- rinky-dink β inconsequential, amateurish, or of generally inferior quality; small-time: a rinky-dink college; He plays with some rinky-dink team.
- slummy β of, relating to, or characteristic of a slum: a slummy part of town.
- tumble-down β dilapidated; ruined; rundown: He lived in a tumble-down shack.
- abandoned β An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
- below par β If you say that someone or something is below par or under par, you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected.
- debilitated β in a severely weakened state
- drained β to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- fatigued β of or relating to fatigues or any clothing made to resemble them: The guerrilla band wore fatigue pants and field jackets. She brought fatigue shorts to wear on the hike.
- forsaken β past participle of forsake.
- frowzy β dirty and untidy; slovenly.
- peaked β Also, on-peak. being at the point of maximum frequency, intensity, use, etc.; busiest or most active: Hotel rooms are most expensive during the peak travel seasons.
- tattered β torn to tatters; ragged: a tattered flag.
- tired β having a tire or tires.
- under the weather β the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
- unhealthy β not in a state of good or normal health; in an unsound, weak, or morbid condition.
- weak β not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- weary β physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain.
- out of condition β If someone is out of condition, they are unhealthy and unfit, because they do not do enough exercise.
- uncared-for β untended; neglected; unkempt: The garden had an uncared-for look.
- untended β neglected
- ailing β An ailing organization or society is in difficulty and is becoming weaker.
- beat up β If someone beats a person up, they hit or kick the person many times.
- bedraggled β Someone or something that is bedraggled looks untidy because they have got wet or dirty.