--- title: D — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 46 description: The 1197 words of the English dictionary under D, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/46/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / D # D — The English dictionary · page 46 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* (informal) Doc is a short word for a doctor, often used when talking to them.[↗](../../doc/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Thanks, doc."[↗](../../doc/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Doc is short for document, especially a computer file.[↗](../../doc/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Send me the doc."[↗](../../doc/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) A doc can be short for a documentary film.[↗](../../doc/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "Am I going to be okay, doc?"[↗](../../doc/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I'll put the notes in a shared doc.[↗](../../doc/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Open the doc and add your name.[↗](../../doc/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doc said I should rest for two days.[↗](../../doc/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched a doc about sharks.[↗](../../doc/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Save the doc before you close it.[↗](../../doc/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **docile** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Quiet, calm and easy to control or teach.[↗](../../docile/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (animals) Gentle and not likely to bite or fight.[↗](../../docile/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old horse was docile and let the children ride him.[↗](../../docile/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Guinea pigs are usually docile pets.[↗](../../docile/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer chose a docile breed of sheep.[↗](../../docile/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The tiger looked docile, but it was still dangerous.[↗](../../docile/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Manatees are large but docile animals.[↗](../../docile/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He was docile at school but wild at home.[↗](../../docile/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **dock** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A dock is a place in a harbour where ships stop to load or unload.[↗](../../dock/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A dock is a platform for boats, or (in America) a small wooden pier.[↗](../../dock/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The dock is the place where the accused person stands in a court.[↗](../../dock/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A dock is a stand that holds and charges a device.[↗](../../dock/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To dock is for a ship or spacecraft to arrive and join up.[↗](../../dock/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* Dock is a weed whose big leaves are said to soothe nettle stings.[↗](../../dock/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* To dock is to take away part of something, like marks or pay.[↗](../../dock/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ship sailed into the dock.[↗](../../dock/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We sat on the dock with our feet in the lake.[↗](../../dock/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The spacecraft docked with the space station.[↗](../../dock/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the tablet back in its dock to charge.[↗](../../dock/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rub a dock leaf on the nettle sting.[↗](../../dock/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher docked two points for messy work.[↗](../../dock/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The man stood in the dock while the judge spoke.[↗](../../dock/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · “Hear how it beats like a drum on the dock-leaves!” said Father Snail.[↗](../../dock/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **doctor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person trained to look after people who are ill or hurt and to help them get better.[↗](../../doctor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A person with the highest university degree (Dr).[↗](../../doctor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As a verb, to change something in a sneaky way.[↗](../../doctor/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "doctored photos".[↗](../../doctor/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I went to the doctor because I had a fever.[↗](../../doctor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor listened to my heart.[↗](../../doctor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She wants to be a doctor.[↗](../../doctor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Take only the medicine the doctor gave you.[↗](../../doctor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A vet is a doctor for animals.[↗](../../doctor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Dr Smith is our family doctor.[↗](../../doctor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · An apple a day keeps the doctor away.[↗](../../doctor/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · That photo has been doctored.[↗](../../doctor/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "We've cured her," say the doctors.[↗](../../doctor/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **doctored** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (of a pet) neutered, had an operation so it cannot have babies (old-fashioned, US).[↗](../../doctored/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* changed in a dishonest way (a doctored photo).[↗](../../doctored/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* treated medically, in a simple way.[↗](../../doctored/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The photo had been doctored to add a ghost.[↗](../../doctored/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We had our tomcat doctored.[↗](../../doctored/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Police found the documents were doctored.[↗](../../doctored/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She doctored her drink with extra sugar.[↗](../../doctored/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The receipts were doctored to hide the money.[↗](../../doctored/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma doctored my cut knee with a plaster.[↗](../../doctored/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When he had doctored people awhile, but not long, a rich and great lord had some money stolen.[↗](../../doctored/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **doctrinal** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Having to do with a doctrine, a belief taught by a religion or group.[↗](../../doctrinal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **doctrine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (church) A belief or set of beliefs taught by a church or religion, such as the Christian doctrine of the Trinity.[↗](../../doctrine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) A set of ideas or rules that a government, army or group follows.[↗](../../doctrine/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (law) A rule or principle that courts follow.[↗](../../doctrine/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The doctrine of the Trinity says God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit.[↗](../../doctrine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Different churches have different doctrines about baptism.[↗](../../doctrine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The priest explained the church's doctrine.[↗](../../doctrine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The leader's doctrine was to never give up land.[↗](../../doctrine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Students of law learn about legal doctrines.[↗](../../doctrine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Christians believe the doctrine of the resurrection.[↗](../../doctrine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It is believed that in later times a still deeper meaning was conveyed by this beautiful myth, viz., the doctrine of the immortality of the soul.[↗](../../doctrine/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew; as the small rain upon the tender grass, and as the showers upon the herb.[↗](../../doctrine/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.32.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../doctrine/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Attention must be called to the essential peculiarity of Hebrew doctrines, the inextricable and necessary associa- (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../doctrine/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The following interesting comment is from Rabbi Moses Botarel:-"It was Abraham our Father-blessed be he who wrote this book to condemn the doctrine of the sages of his time, who were incredulous of the supreme dogma of the Unity.[↗](../../doctrine/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../doctrine/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · For I give you good doctrine; forsake ye not my teaching.[↗](../../doctrine/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.4.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../doctrine/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou hast said: 'My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in Thine eyes.'[↗](../../doctrine/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.11.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../doctrine/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **document** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* noun.[↗](../../document/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* A document is a piece of paper or a computer file with official or important writing, such as a passport, letter or report.[↗](../../document/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* noun.[↗](../../document/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* A document is any file you write on a computer.[↗](../../document/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* verb.[↗](../../document/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* To document something means to record it carefully in writing, photos or video.[↗](../../document/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Please print the document and sign it.[↗](../../document/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bring your travel documents to the airport.[↗](../../document/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I saved the document in my folder.[↗](../../document/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Historians read old documents to learn about the past.[↗](../../document/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We documented the plant's growth with photos every day.[↗](../../document/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The film documents the life of a penguin family.[↗](../../document/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It is for professional students of folk-lore to study the original documents for themselves.[↗](../../document/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · From the foregoing it is evident that so far we have no historic document by which to prove either the authorship or the exact age of the Sefer Yetzirah.[↗](../../document/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../document/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **documentary** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A documentary is a film or TV programme about real people, places and events, giving facts and information.[↗](../../documentary/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Documentary (adjective) means made of documents, as in «documentary evidence».[↗](../../documentary/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We watched a documentary about penguins.[↗](../../documentary/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The documentary showed real footage from the war.[↗](../../documentary/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sir David Attenborough makes nature documentaries.[↗](../../documentary/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class made a short documentary about recycling.[↗](../../documentary/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Is this a documentary or a made-up story?[↗](../../documentary/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · There is documentary evidence that the castle was built by the king.[↗](../../documentary/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **documentation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Official papers or records that prove something, such as passports, certificates or receipts.[↗](../../documentation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Written instructions or information that explain how something works, such as a manual for a program.[↗](../../documentation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Recording facts or events in writing, photos or video.[↗](../../documentation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* You need the right documentation to travel abroad.[↗](../../documentation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Please bring documentation showing your address.[↗](../../documentation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The documentation explains how to set up the robot.[↗](../../documentation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We kept careful documentation of our plant experiment with daily photos.[↗](../../documentation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) Applicants must provide supporting documentation.[↗](../../documentation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The app has clear online documentation.[↗](../../documentation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **dodge** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To dodge is to move quickly to one side to avoid being hit or caught.[↗](../../dodge/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To dodge something is to avoid it in a clever or dishonest way (dodge a question, dodge a job).[↗](../../dodge/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A dodge is a quick movement to one side, or a clever trick to avoid something.[↗](../../dodge/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He dodged the ball just in time.[↗](../../dodge/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We played dodgeball in PE.[↗](../../dodge/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The rabbit dodged the fox and ran into its hole.[↗](../../dodge/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She dodged the question by changing the subject.[↗](../../dodge/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother always tries to dodge washing up.[↗](../../dodge/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We dodged between the raindrops to the car.[↗](../../dodge/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cyclist dodged a puddle.[↗](../../dodge/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He dodged here and there with the hounds at his heels.[↗](../../dodge/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **dodgy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) Dishonest or likely to be illegal; not to be trusted: «a dodgy deal».[↗](../../dodgy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Not working well, unsafe or likely to break: «a dodgy knee», «dodgy brakes».[↗](../../dodgy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Of poor quality or a bit bad: «a dodgy haircut», «a dodgy curry».[↗](../../dodgy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal) Risky or uncertain: «The weather looks dodgy.».[↗](../../dodgy/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* (UK) That website looks dodgy — don't type your password in.[↗](../../dodgy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad has a dodgy knee, so he walks slowly.[↗](../../dodgy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The wifi is a bit dodgy today.[↗](../../dodgy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · (Australia) He sold us a dodgy bike with no brakes.[↗](../../dodgy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I had a dodgy kebab and felt sick all night.[↗](../../dodgy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · That's a dodgy plan; we'll get caught.[↗](../../dodgy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The weather looks dodgy, bring a coat.[↗](../../dodgy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **dodo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The dodo was a large, plump bird that could not fly and lived only on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean; it became extinct after sailors arrived and hunted it, and brought animals that ate its eggs.[↗](../../dodo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «As dead as a dodo» means completely gone or finished.[↗](../../dodo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) A dodo can mean an old-fashioned or silly person.[↗](../../dodo/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The dodo lived only on the island of Mauritius.[↗](../../dodo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dodo could not fly.[↗](../../dodo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dodos became extinct soon after sailors arrived.[↗](../../dodo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The dodo was not afraid of people, so it was easy to catch.[↗](../../dodo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A Dodo runs a race in «Alice in Wonderland».[↗](../../dodo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · That old game is as dead as a dodo.[↗](../../dodo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a model of a dodo in the museum.[↗](../../dodo/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem; (Prophets 2SA.23.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dodo/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Also the mighty men of valour: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem; (Writings 1CH.11.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dodo/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.[↗](../../dodo/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.11.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dodo/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **doe** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A doe is a female deer.[↗](../../doe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Females of rabbits, hares, goats and kangaroos are also called does.[↗](../../doe/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The male deer is a buck or stag, and the baby is a fawn.[↗](../../doe/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There are 5 does and 3 bucks in the field.[↗](../../doe/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each doe has 2 fawns.[↗](../../doe/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many deer in all?[↗](../../doe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doe ran away.[↗](../../doe/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A doe and her fawn drank from the stream.[↗](../../doe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The rabbit doe made a nest.[↗](../../doe/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw three does at the edge of the wood.[↗](../../doe/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · When he returned, the white doe was gone.[↗](../../doe/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A lovely hind and a graceful doe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; with her love be thou ravished always.[↗](../../doe/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.5.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../doe/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **doer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who does something; often used in compounds such as evil-doer.[↗](../../doer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The evil-doers were caught by the guards.[↗](../../doer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She was a quick doer of good deeds.[↗](../../doer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers?[↗](../../doer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.94.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../doer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I hate the gathering of evil doers, and will not sit with the wicked.[↗](../../doer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.26.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../doer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Behold, God will not cast away an innocent man, neither will He uphold the evil-doers; (Writings JOB.8.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../doer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **doest** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* Do something, with "thou" as the subject.[↗](../../doest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And Moses' father-in-law said unto him: 'The thing that thou doest is not good.[↗](../../doest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.18.17, JPS 1917) · But now, see that thou doest my second task."[↗](../../doest/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") Then she gave him her second command.[↗](../../doest/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales) · And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spoke unto Abraham, saying: 'God is with thee in all that thou doest.[↗](../../doest/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.21.22, JPS 1917) **doeth** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* Does something, with "he" or "she" or "it" as the subject.[↗](../../doeth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also, even his enemies, shall be a possession; while Israel doeth valiantly.[↗](../../doeth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.24.18, JPS 1917) · Now she was gentle and strong as a wife can be; and from her lips came the words of faith: "Whatever He doeth is right and best."[↗](../../doeth/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) · And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any manner of work in that same day, that soul will I destroy from among his people.[↗](../../doeth/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.23.30, JPS 1917) **dog** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A dog is an animal kept as a pet or for work that barks and wags its tail.[↗](../../dog/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") A dog has 4 legs.[↗](../../dog/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Wild dogs include wolves, foxes and dingoes.[↗](../../dog/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To dog someone is to follow them closely, or to keep troubling them: «dogged by bad luck».[↗](../../dog/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (casual) Slang words for a dog: «doggo», «pupper», «pooch», «mutt» (a dog of mixed kind); «dawg» (US slang) means a friend.[↗](../../dog/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (casual) «Dog-tired» means very tired; «it's a dog's life» means a hard life; «the dog's dinner» (UK) means a mess.[↗](../../dog/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (rude) Calling a person a «dog» is a nasty insult; «dog» can mean something bad: «this phone's a dog».[↗](../../dog/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (euphemism) «We had to put the dog down» or «the dog went to sleep» means it was killed kindly because it was very old or ill.[↗](../../dog/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* (formal) Exams and science say «canine», «domestic dog», «Canis familiaris» and «the quadruped».[↗](../../dog/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Sam has 3 dogs.[↗](../../dog/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each dog eats 2 cups of food a day.[↗](../../dog/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many legs do 4 dogs have?[↗](../../dog/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She walks the dog for 30 minutes.[↗](../../dog/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog wagged its tail.[↗](../../dog/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Always ask before you pet a dog.[↗](../../dog/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A guide dog helps a blind person.[↗](../../dog/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy will grow into a big dog.[↗](../../dog/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · can i pet him?? he's growling (No, leave him and walk away slowly.)[↗](../../dog/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep your mutt off my lawn, it's dug 3 holes\![↗](../../dog/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Our old dog was very ill, so the vet put him down.[↗](../../dog/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Each canine consumes 2 cups of food per day.[↗](../../dog/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") Compute the aggregate consumption of 3 canines over a period of 5 days.[↗](../../dog/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Did he indeed? a greedy dog.[↗](../../dog/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And ye shall be holy men unto Me; therefore ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.[↗](../../dog/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.22.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dog/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog whet his tongue, against man or beast; that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.[↗](../../dog/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.11.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dog/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt not bring the hire of a harlot, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow; for even both these are an abomination unto the LORD thy God.[↗](../../dog/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.23.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dog/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · Deliver my soul from the sword; mine only one from the power of the dog.[↗](../../dog/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.22.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dog/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · They return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city.[↗](../../dog/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.59.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dog/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · And they return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city; (Writings PSA.59.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dog/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) … [45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/45/) **46** [47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/47/) … [62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/62/) - ← previous: [page 45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/45/) - 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