Cerberus vs. Dog

Cerberusnoun

A monster, in the shape of a three-headed dog, guarding the entrance into the infernal regions, Hence: Any vigilant custodian or guardian, esp. if surly.

Dognoun

A mammal, Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.

‘The dog barked all night long.’;

Cerberusnoun

A genus of East Indian serpents, allied to the pythons; the bokadam.

Dognoun

A male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch (often attributive).

Cerberusnoun

(Greek mythology) 3-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon

Dognoun

A dull, unattractive girl or woman.

‘She’s a real dog.’;

Cerberus

In Greek mythology, Cerberus (; Greek: Κέρβερος Kérberos [ˈkerberos]), often referred to as the hound of Hades, is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. He was the offspring of the monsters Echidna and Typhon, and was usually described as having three heads, a serpent for a tail, and snakes protruding from multiple parts of his body.

Dognoun

(slang) A man (derived from definition 2).

‘You lucky dog!’; ‘He's a silly dog.’;

Dognoun

A coward.

‘Come back and fight, you dogs!’;

Dognoun

(derogatory) Someone who is morally reprehensible.

‘You dirty dog.’;

Dognoun

(slang) A sexually aggressive man (cf. horny).

Dognoun

Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.

Dognoun

A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet-wheel, to restrain the back action; a click or pawl. (See also: ratchet, windlass)

Dognoun

A metal support for logs in a fireplace.

‘The dogs were too hot to touch.’;

Dognoun

(cartomancy) The eighteenth Lenormand card.

Dognoun

A hot dog.

Dognoun

Underdog.

Dognoun

Foot.

Dognoun

(Cockney rhyming slang) (from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone.

Dognoun

One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses.

Dogverb

(transitive) To pursue with the intent to catch.

Dogverb

(transitive) To follow in an annoying or harassing way.

‘The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step.’;

Dogverb

To fasten a hatch securely.

‘It is very important to dog down these hatches...’;

Dogverb

To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.

‘I admit that I like to dog at my local country park.’;

Dogverb

To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.

‘A surprise inspection of the night shift found that some workers were dogging it.’;

Dognoun

A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog (Canis familiaris).

Dognoun

A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.

‘What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?’;

Dognoun

A fellow; - used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog.

Dognoun

One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).

Dognoun

An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron.

Dognoun

A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them.

Dognoun

an ugly or crude person, especially an ugly woman.

Dognoun

a hot dog.

Dogverb

To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if by dogs; to hound with importunity.

‘I have been pursued, dogged, and waylaid.’; ‘Your sins will dog you, pursue you.’; ‘Eager ill-bred petitioners, who do not so properly supplicate as hunt the person whom they address to, dogging him from place to place, till they even extort an answer to their rude requests.’;

Dognoun

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds;

‘the dog barked all night’;

Dognoun

a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman;

‘she got a reputation as a frump’; ‘she's a real dog’;

Dognoun

informal term for a man;

‘you lucky dog’;

Dognoun

someone who is morally reprehensible;

‘you dirty dog’;

Dognoun

a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

Dognoun

a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

Dognoun

metal supports for logs in a fireplace;

‘the andirons were too hot to touch’;

Dogverb

go after with the intent to catch;

‘The policeman chased the mugger down the alley’; ‘the dog chased the rabbit’;

Dog

The domestic dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. The dog derived from an ancient, extinct wolf, and the modern grey wolf is the dog's nearest living relative.