doghouse
/dˈɔɡhˌaʊs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Mechanically, an equipment cover with an opening, with a shape resembling a doghouse.
noun
A difficult or demoralizing situation.
noun
A traffic signal with five sections: two on the bottom, two in the middle, and one on top.
noun
The condition of being in the doghouse (subject to someone's anger or disapproval).
Example Sentences
- ""But, honey, whar yo' ole man gwine ter sleep?" "Dey's straw in de barn, en pine shatters in de doghouse!" she shouted, slamming the window."
- "This berth of mine was commonly called a doghouse (a box about six feet long, four high, and two broad,) containing a mattress fitted about 18 inches from the deck."
- "p. 1927, United States Code Annotated […] so as to render railroad liable for death of brakeman falling from tender, notwithstanding construction of doghouse on top of tender for brakeman's use."
- "The yacht is well equipped and has accommodations for six people. A teak doghouse over the forward part of the cockpit affords […]"
- "A rotary rig could have drilled that much in a day. Oscar had been here a month. He kept a careful log on the doghouse wall […]"
- "During the slave trade, slaves were packed into every available niche aboard the slave ships, including the officers' cabins. The officers slept on deck in semi-cylindrical boxes, nicknamed "dog houses." The term "in the dog house" grew to describe being in a difficult situation due to the extreme discomfort of sleeping in these boxes."