Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greyhound

/ˈɡɹeɪhaʊnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: grey-hound
IPA: /ˈɡɹeɪhaʊnd/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing.

noun

A highball cocktail of vodka and grapefruit juice.

noun

A swift steamer, especially an ocean steamer.

Dated

verb

To leap rapidly across the surface of the water.

Transitive verb

noun

A bus run by Greyhound Lines.

Example Sentences

"Her young heart was full of love; and a world of kindly feelings were wasted on her delicate greyhound, her bright winged birds, and her favourite flowers."
"I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line / Because I'm in a New York state of mind"

Etymology

From Old English grīġhund, from a cognate or borrowing of Old Norse grøy (“bitch”) (whence Icelandic grey, thus not related to the colour grey) plus hund (“hound”). Altered by folk etymology to appear to be grey + hound.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: grīġhund

Usage

Inflected Forms

greyhounds (plural) grayhound (alternative) greyhounds (present, singular) greyhounding (participle, present) greyhounded (participle, past) greyhounded (past)

Derived Forms

greycing greyhoundlike

Phrases

Arabian Greyhound greyhound racing Italian greyhound

Synonyms

salty dog

Questions

How do you pronounce greyhound?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹeɪhaʊnd/.
What does greyhound mean?: A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing.
Where does greyhound come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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