doghouse
Meanings
noun
- Any small house or structure or enclosure used to house a dog.
- A structure of small size, similar to a doghouse, but offering useful shelter for a human.
- Mechanically, an equipment cover with an opening, with a shape resembling a doghouse.
- A difficult or demoralizing situation.
- A traffic signal with five sections: two on the bottom, two in the middle, and one on top.
- Any shabby or disreputable establishment.
- The condition of being in the doghouse (subject to someone's anger or disapproval).
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Etymology
Compound of dog + house.
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