English Dictionary

DOG-EAR

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does dog-ear mean? 

DOG-EAR (noun)
  The noun DOG-EAR has 1 sense:

1. a corner of a page turned down to mark your placeplay

  Familiarity information: DOG-EAR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DOG-EAR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A corner of a page turned down to mark your place

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("dog-ear" is a kind of...):

sign; signal; signaling (any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message)

Holonyms ("dog-ear" is a part of...):

page (one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Don't change horses in midstream." (English proverb)

"Speak not of what you have read, but about what you have understood." (Azerbaijani proverb)

"The envious person is a sad person." (Arabic proverb)

"East or West, home is best." (Czech proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact