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bow-wow
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bow-wow has 2 senses
- bow-wow(n = noun.event) Array - the bark of a dog; Array is a kind of bark
- bow-wow(n = noun.animal) barker, doggie, doggy, pooch - informal terms for dogs; Array is a kind of canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bow-wow, int. & n.
--int. an imitation of a dog's bark.
--n.
1 colloq. a dog.
2 a dog's bark.
--int. an imitation of a dog's bark.
--n.
1 colloq. a dog.
2 a dog's bark.
Etymology
imit.
ROGET THESAURUS
bow-wow
Ululation
VB cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow, growl, snarl, bark, bow-wow, yelp, bay, bay at the moon, yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr, yawl, snarl, howl, grunt, gruntle, snort, squeak neigh, whinny, bray, mew, mewl, meow, purr, caterwaul, pule, baa, bleat, low, moo, troat, croak, peep, coo, gobble, quack, honk, gaggle, guggle, crow, caw, squawk, screech cackle, cluck, clack, chuck, chuckle, hoot, hoo, chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle, hum, buzz, hiss, blatter, ratatat.
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