Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dog pound

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
dog -pound
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An animal shelter where stray dogs are kept.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

dog pounds (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dogcatcher

Synonyms

pound

Questions

What does dog pound mean?
An animal shelter where stray dogs are kept.

How to pronounce dog pound

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