DOGHOUSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does doghouse mean? 

• DOGHOUSE (noun)
  The noun DOGHOUSE has 2 senses:

1. outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog

2. an idiomatic term for being in disfavor

  Familiarity information: DOGHOUSE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOGHOUSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dog house; doghouse; kennel

Hypernyms ("doghouse" is a kind of...):

outbuilding (a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building)

shelter (protective covering that provides protection from the weather)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An idiomatic term for being in disfavor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Context example:

in the doghouse

Hypernyms ("doghouse" is a kind of...):

disapproval; disfavor; disfavour; dislike (an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group)