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alpha dog

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
al-pha -dog
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dominant dog; a dog that is an alpha male or alpha female.

verb

Alternative form of alpha-dog.

Inflected Forms

alpha dogs (plural) alpha dogs (present, singular) alpha dogging (participle, present) alpha dogged (participle, past) alpha dogged (past)

Phrases

alpha-dog

Frequently Paired Words

alpha-dog

Questions

What does alpha dog mean?
A dominant dog; a dog that is an alpha male or alpha female.

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