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BOW-WOW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bow-wow mean?
• BOW-WOW (noun)
The noun BOW-WOW has 2 senses:
Familiarity information: BOW-WOW used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The bark of a dog
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("bow-wow" is a kind of...):
bark (the sound made by a dog)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Informal terms for dogs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
barker; bow-wow; doggie; doggy; pooch
Hypernyms ("bow-wow" is a kind of...):
Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog (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)
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