agog | (adjective) highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, etc. | - |
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analog | (adjective) of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input | Synonyms: analogue, linear |
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(noun) something having the property of being analogous to something else | Synonyms: analogue, parallel |
antilog | (noun) the number of which a given number is the logarithm | Synonyms: antilogarithm |
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backlog | (noun) an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services) | - |
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(noun) something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose | Synonyms: reserve, stockpile |
(noun) the large log at the back of a hearth fire | - |
(verb) accumulate and create a backlog | - |
befog | (verb) make less visible or unclear | Synonyms: becloud, cloud, fog, haze over, mist, obnubilate, obscure |
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blog | (noun) a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies | Synonyms: web log |
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(verb) read, write, or edit a shared on-line journal | - |
bog | (noun) wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel | Synonyms: peat bog |
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(verb) cause to slow down or get stuck | Synonyms: bog down |
(verb) get stuck while doing something | Synonyms: bog down |
bulldog | (noun) a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting | Synonyms: English bulldog |
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(verb) attack viciously and ferociously | - |
(verb) throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo | - |
bullfrog | (noun) largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice | Synonyms: Rana catesbeiana |
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catalog | (noun) a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things | Synonyms: catalogue |
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(noun) a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically | Synonyms: catalogue |
(verb) make an itemized list or catalog of; classify | Synonyms: catalogue |
(verb) make a catalogue, compile a catalogue | Synonyms: catalogue |
clog | (noun) a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps | Synonyms: clog dance, clog dancing |
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(noun) any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction | - |
(noun) footwear usually with wooden soles | Synonyms: geta, patten, sabot |
(verb) impede with a clog or as if with a clog | Synonyms: constipate |
(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired | Synonyms: overload |
(verb) coalesce or unite in a mass | Synonyms: clot |
(verb) become or cause to become obstructed | Synonyms: back up, choke, choke off, clog up, congest, crap up, foul |
(verb) impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden | - |
(verb) dance a clog dance | - |
cog | (noun) tooth on the rim of gear wheel | Synonyms: sprocket |
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(noun) a subordinate who performs an important but routine function | - |
(verb) join pieces of wood with cogs | - |
(verb) roll steel ingots | - |
coondog | (noun) any dog trained to hunt raccoons | - |
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coydog | (noun) offspring of a coyote and a dog | - |
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defog | (verb) free from mist | Synonyms: demist |
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demagog | (noun) a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices | Synonyms: demagogue, rabble-rouser |
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dialog | (noun) the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction | Synonyms: dialogue |
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(noun) a conversation between two persons | Synonyms: dialogue, duologue |
(noun) a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people | Synonyms: dialogue |
dog | (noun) 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 | Synonyms: Canis familiaris, domestic dog |
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(noun) a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward | Synonyms: click, detent, pawl |
(noun) metal supports for logs in a fireplace | Synonyms: andiron, dog-iron, firedog |
(noun) a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll | Synonyms: frank, frankfurter, hot dog, hotdog, weenie, wiener, wienerwurst |
(noun) informal term for a man | - |
(noun) a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman | Synonyms: frump |
(noun) someone who is morally reprehensible | Synonyms: blackguard, bounder, cad, heel, hound |
(verb) go after with the intent to catch | Synonyms: chase, chase after, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail |
eggnog | (noun) a punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor | - |
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epilog | (noun) a short passage added at the end of a literary work | Synonyms: epilogue |
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(noun) a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play | Synonyms: epilogue |
firedog | (noun) metal supports for logs in a fireplace | Synonyms: andiron, dog-iron, dog |
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flog | (verb) beat severely with a whip or rod | Synonyms: lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip |
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(verb) beat with a cane | Synonyms: cane, lambast, lambaste |
fog | (noun) confusion characterized by lack of clarity | Synonyms: daze, haze |
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(noun) droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground | - |
(noun) an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance | Synonyms: fogginess, murk, murkiness |
(verb) make less visible or unclear | Synonyms: becloud, befog, cloud, haze over, mist, obnubilate, obscure |
footslog | (verb) walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud | Synonyms: pad, plod, slog, tramp, trudge |
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frog | (noun) any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species | Synonyms: anuran, batrachian, salientian, toad, toad frog |
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(noun) a decorative loop of braid or cord | - |
(noun) a person of French descent | Synonyms: Gaul |
(verb) hunt frogs for food | - |
golliwog | (noun) a grotesque black doll | Synonyms: golliwogg |
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grog | (noun) rum cut with water | - |
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groundhog | (noun) reddish brown North American marmot | Synonyms: Marmota monax, woodchuck |
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hangdog | (adjective) frightened into submission or compliance | - |
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(adjective) showing a sense of guilt | Synonyms: guilty, shamed, shamefaced |
hedgehog | (noun) small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines | Synonyms: Erinaceus europaeus, Erinaceus europeaeus |
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(noun) relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur | Synonyms: porcupine |
hog | (noun) domestic swine | Synonyms: grunter, pig, squealer, Sus scrofa |
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(noun) a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared | Synonyms: hogg, hogget |
(noun) a person regarded as greedy and pig-like | Synonyms: pig |
(verb) take greedily; take more than one's share | - |
hotdog | (noun) a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll | Synonyms: dog, frank, frankfurter, hot dog, weenie, wiener, wienerwurst |
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(noun) a frankfurter served hot on a bun | Synonyms: hot dog, red hot |
(noun) someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself | Synonyms: hot dog |
housedog | (noun) a dog trained to guard a house | - |
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jog | (noun) a slow pace of running | Synonyms: lope, trot |
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(noun) a slight push or shake | Synonyms: nudge |
(noun) a sharp change in direction | - |
(verb) stimulate to remember | - |
(verb) give a slight push to | - |
(verb) run for exercise | - |
(verb) run at a moderately swift pace | Synonyms: clip, trot |
(verb) even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing | Synonyms: even up, square up |
(verb) continue talking or writing in a desultory manner | Synonyms: ramble, ramble on |
lapdog | (noun) a dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap | - |
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leapfrog | (noun) a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over | - |
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(noun) advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors | - |
(verb) progress by large jumps instead of small increments | - |
(verb) to vault | - |
log | (noun) measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water | - |
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(noun) a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane) | - |
(noun) the exponent required to produce a given number | Synonyms: logarithm |
(noun) a written record of messages sent or received | - |
(noun) a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches | - |
(verb) enter into a log, as on ships and planes | - |
(verb) cut lumber, as in woods and forests | Synonyms: lumber |
microblog | (noun) a blog in which there is a limitation on the length of individual postings. | - |
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mummichog | (noun) silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States | Synonyms: Fundulus heteroclitus |
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nog | (noun) a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it | - |
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(noun) a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface | Synonyms: peg |
pedagog | (noun) someone who educates young people | Synonyms: educator, pedagogue |
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pettifog | (verb) argue over petty things | Synonyms: bicker, brabble, niggle, quibble, squabble |
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polliwog | (noun) a larval frog or toad | Synonyms: pollywog, tadpole |
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pollywog | (noun) a larval frog or toad | Synonyms: polliwog, tadpole |
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quahog | (noun) an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians | Synonyms: hard-shell clam, hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, quahaug, round clam, Venus mercenaria |
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(noun) Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes | Synonyms: hard-shell clam, quahaug, round clam |
roadhog | (noun) a driver who obstructs others | Synonyms: road hog |
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sheepdog | (noun) any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep | Synonyms: sheep dog, shepherd dog |
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slog | (verb) strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat | Synonyms: slug, swig |
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(verb) walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud | Synonyms: footslog, pad, plod, tramp, trudge |
(verb) work doggedly or persistently | Synonyms: keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, peg away, plug away |
smog | (noun) air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog | Synonyms: smogginess |
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snog | (verb) touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. | Synonyms: buss, kiss, osculate |
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sprog | (noun) a child | - |
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(noun) a new military recruit | - |
sundog | (noun) a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals | Synonyms: mock sun, parhelion |
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tautog | (noun) large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America | Synonyms: blackfish, Tautoga onitis |
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tog | (verb) provide with clothes or put clothes on | Synonyms: apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment |
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travelog | (noun) a film or illustrated lecture on traveling | Synonyms: travelogue |
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unclog | (verb) become or cause to become unobstructed | - |
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underdog | (noun) one at a disadvantage and expected to lose | - |
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vlog | (noun) Regular videos on the Web typically by a single independent author | - |
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warthog | (noun) African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks | - |
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watchdog | (noun) a dog trained to guard property | Synonyms: guard dog |
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(noun) a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste | - |
waterdog | (noun) any of several large aquatic salamanders | - |
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wog | (noun) (offensive British slang) term used by the British to refer to people of color from Africa or Asia | - |
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