dog-star
51star — Synonyms and related words: A per se, Aldebaran, Canicula, Dog Star, Hershey bar, Hesper, Hesperus, Lucifer, North Star, Phosphor, Phosphorus, Polaris, Sirius, VIP, Venus, Vesper, accent, accentuate, ace, act, act as foil, amount to something,… …
52star — starless, adj. /stahr/, n., adj., v., starred, starring. n. 1. any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. 2. Astron. any of the large, self luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris,… …
53dog days — Meaning Very hot days. Origin The ancient Romans noticed that the hottest days of the year, i.e. in late July and early August, co incided with the Dog Star (aka Sirius, aka The Great Dog) being in the same part of the sky as the Sun. They… …
54dog day — noun Etymology: back formation from dog days, translation of Late Latin dies caniculares, translation of Greek hēmerai kynades; from their being reckoned in ancient times from the heliacal rising of the Dog Star (Sirius) 1. a. dog days plural :… …
55dog\ 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 said.… …
56dog days — noun plural Etymology: from their being reckoned from the heliacal rising of the Dog Star (Sirius) Date: 1538 1. the period between early July and early September when the hot sultry weather of summer usually occurs in the northern hemisphere 2.… …
57dog days — noun a) The days between early July and early September when Sirius (the Dog Star) rises and sets with the Sun. b) hot, lazy, days …
58DOG-DAYS — 20 days before and 20 after the rising of the dog star Sirius, at present from 3rd July to 11th August …
59dog days — plural noun chiefly literary the hottest period of the year (reckoned in antiquity from the heliacal rising of Sirius, the Dog Star) …
60Dog in the Sand — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Dog in the Sand Álbum de Frank Black and the Catholics Publicación 30 de enero de 2001 Grabación 2000 …
