| English Dictionary |
DOG-EAR
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does dog-ear mean?
• DOG-EAR (noun)
The noun DOG-EAR has 1 sense:
1. a corner of a page turned down to mark your place
Familiarity information: DOG-EAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A corner of a page turned down to mark your place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dog-ear" is a kind of...):
sign; signal; signaling (any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message)
Holonyms ("dog-ear" is a part of...):
page (one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Don't change horses in midstream." (English proverb)
"Speak not of what you have read, but about what you have understood." (Azerbaijani proverb)
"The envious person is a sad person." (Arabic proverb)
"East or West, home is best." (Czech proverb)
"Speak not of what you have read, but about what you have understood." (Azerbaijani proverb)
"The envious person is a sad person." (Arabic proverb)
"East or West, home is best." (Czech proverb)