Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shelter dog

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
shel-ter -dog
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dog temporarily resident in or obtained from an animal shelter.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

Synonyms

rescue dog:

Questions

What does shelter dog mean?
A dog temporarily resident in or obtained from an animal shelter.

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