Spaniel

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several breeds of small-sized to medium-sized dogs, usually having drooping ears, short legs, and a wavy, silky coat.
  • n. A docile or servile person.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of various small breeds of gun dog having a broad muzzle, long, wavy fur and long ears that hang at the side of the head, bred for flushing and retrieving game.
  • v. To follow loyally, like a spaniel.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One of a breed of small dogs having long and thick hair and large drooping ears. The legs are usually strongly feathered, and the tail bushy. See Illust. under clumber, and cocker.
  • n. A cringing, fawning person.
  • adj. Cringing; fawning.
  • verb-intransitive. To fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious.
  • v. To follow like a spaniel.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A dog of a domestic breed, of medium and small sizes, with a long silky and usually curly coat, long, soft, drooping ears, feathered tail and stern, of docile, timid, and affectionate disposition, much used for sporting purposes and as pets.
  • n. Figuratively, a mean, cringing, fawning person; a blindly submissive follower: from the characteristics of the spaniel in relation to its master, or when in a state of fear.
  • Like a spaniel; fawningly submissive; mean; servile; cringing.
  • To fawn; cringe; be obsequious.
  • To follow like a spaniel.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sporting dog    gun dog   
    Variant
    clumber    cocker   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cringing    fawning    fawn    cringe   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Daniel    Nathaniel    daniel    granule   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    mastiff    greyhound    collie    terrier    setter    bloodhound    poodle    Pomeranian    foxhound    lurcher