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41dog days — {n. phr.} The hottest days of the year in the Northern Hemisphere (July and August). (The ancient Romans associated this time with the Dog Star Sirius which becomes visible in the heavens at this time of year.) * / The dog days are upon us, John… …
42dog days — {n. phr.} The hottest days of the year in the Northern Hemisphere (July and August). (The ancient Romans associated this time with the Dog Star Sirius which becomes visible in the heavens at this time of year.) * / The dog days are upon us, John… …
43dog days — dog day, adj. 1. the sultry part of the summer, supposed to occur during the period that Sirius, the Dog Star, rises at the same time as the sun: now often reckoned from July 3 to August 11. 2. a period marked by lethargy, inactivity, or… …
44dog days — dog′ days n. 1) astron. the sultry part of summer when Sirius, the Dog Star, rises at the same time as the sun 2) cvb a period marked by lethargy, inactivity, or indolence • Etymology: 1530–40; trans. of L diēs caniculārēs; see canicular dog′ day …
45dog days — ► PLURAL NOUN chiefly literary ▪ the hottest period of the year (reckoned in antiquity from the heliacal rising of Sirius, the Dog Star) …
46dog days — n. the hot, uncomfortable days in July and August: so called because during that period the Dog Star (Sirius) rises and sets with the sun …
47Dog Days — For other uses, see Dog Days (disambiguation). Dog Days (Latin: diēs caniculārēs) are the hottest, most sultry days of summer. In the Northern Hemisphere, the dog days of summer are most commonly experienced in the months of July and August,… …
48dog — n. & v. n. 1 any four legged flesh eating animal of the genus Canis, of many breeds domesticated and wild, kept as pets or for work or sport. 2 the male of the dog, or of the fox (also dog fox) or wolf (also dog wolf). 3 colloq. a a despicable… …
49dog days — noun the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity • Syn: ↑canicule, ↑canicular days • Derivationally related forms: ↑canicular (for: ↑canicule) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
50dog — dogless, adj. doglike, adj. /dawg, dog/, n., v., dogged, dogging. n. 1. a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties. 2. any carnivore of the dogfamily Canidae, having prominent canine teeth and, in the wild state, a long and… …
