Used in a Sentence

doghouse

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for doghouse.

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I'd rather be put in the doghouse for a day than be stuck in Apple's walled garden forever.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Any small house or structure or enclosure used to house a dog.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of doghouse gathered in one view.

noun

Any small house or structure or enclosure used to house a dog.

noun

A structure of small size, similar to a doghouse, but offering useful shelter for a human.

noun

Mechanically, an equipment cover with an opening, with a shape resembling a doghouse.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for doghouse.

noun

Any small house or structure or enclosure used to house a dog.

noun

A structure of small size, similar to a doghouse, but offering useful shelter for a human.

noun

Mechanically, an equipment cover with an opening, with a shape resembling a doghouse.

noun

A traffic signal with five sections: two on the bottom, two in the middle, and one on top.

Example sentences

1

I'd rather be put in the doghouse for a day than be stuck in Apple's walled garden forever.

2

You won't hang pictures any faster, and your doghouse will probably look the same.

3

Just to state the obvious: Andy is not (and was not) in the doghouse.

4

It's a name I could expect to see in the title of the next Doghouse on Bruce Scheier's blog.

5

It can take a long time to get out of the Google doghouse.

6

Isn't James Risen in the doghouse over exactly that sort of thing?

7

This not the first time Curiosity has been in the doghouse.

8

Actually Visa's Global Registry is in the doghouse right now.

9

Stripe is in Visa's doghouse right now.[1] Their entry on the Visa Global Registry of Service Providers has turned yellow, with an expiration date of Mar 31, 2015.

10

The doghouse has enough dogs it in already.

11

I understand that Belichick has a doghouse for backs that fumble.

12

The point seems to be that his doghouse is likely to be rarely occupied since 2007, and whether that is due to coaching, drafting backs with good hands, or something less wholesome.

Quote examples

1

The result is what I call "the doghouse", it causes comments to sink to the bottom like stones for a few months, among other things.

2

Belichick is well-known for having a "doghouse" for running backs who fumble.

3

Could you explain how giving a guy free run of the place and acquiring 7 companies on his say so counts as "being in the doghouse".

4

If this is the "doghouse," I'd be happy to be there too.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use doghouse in a sentence?

I'd rather be put in the doghouse for a day than be stuck in Apple's walled garden forever.

What does doghouse mean?

Any small house or structure or enclosure used to house a dog.

What part of speech is doghouse?

doghouse is commonly used as noun.