Beagle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One of a breed of small hounds having short legs, drooping ears, and a smooth coat with white, black, and tan markings.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small short-legged smooth-coated hound, often used for hunting hares. Often tri-coloured, its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet.
  • n. A person who snoops on others; a detective.
  • v. To hunt with beagles.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen inches high, used in hunting hares and other small game. See Illustration in Appendix.
  • n. Fig.: A spy or detective; a constable.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A small hound, formerly kept to hunt hares, now almost superseded by the harrier, which is sometimes called by this name.
  • n. Hence Figuratively, one who makes a business of scenting out or hunting down (a person or thing); a spy; a bailiff or sheriff's officer.
  • n. A local name for several species of the smaller sharks.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound
  • Verb Form
    beagles    beagling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hound dog    hound   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    constable   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Eagle    Segal    eagle    extralegal    illegal    legal    paralegal    regal    reigle    spiegel   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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