kennel
Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Related to kennel: Kennel club, Kennel cough
ken·nel 1
(kĕn′əl)n.
1. A shelter for a dog.
2. A pack of dogs, especially hounds.
3. An establishment where dogs are bred, trained, or boarded.
4. The lair of a wild animal, such as a fox.
v. ken·neled, ken·nel·ing, ken·nels or ken·nelled or ken·nel·ling
v.tr.
To place or keep in or as if in a kennel.
v.intr.
To take cover or lie in or as if in a kennel.
[Middle English kenel, from Anglo-Norman *kenil, from Medieval Latin canīle, from Latin canis, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.]
ken·nel 2
(kĕn′əl)n.
A gutter along a street.
[Middle English cannel, from Old North French canel, channel, from Latin canālis; see canal.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
kennel
(ˈkɛnəl)n
1. a hutlike shelter for a dog. US name: doghouse
2. (usually plural) an establishment where dogs are bred, trained, boarded, etc
3. (Zoology) the lair of a fox or other animal
4. a ramshackle house; hovel
5. (Hunting) a pack of hounds
vb, -nels, -nelling or -nelled, -nels, -neling or -neled
to put or go into a kennel; keep or stay in a kennel
[C14: from Old French chenil, from Vulgar Latin canīle (unattested), from Latin canis dog]
kennel
(ˈkɛnəl)n
archaic an open sewer or street gutter
[C16: variant of cannel channel1]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ken•nel1
(ˈkɛn l)n., v. -neled, -nel•ing (esp. Brit.) -nelled, -nel•ling. n.
1. a house or shelter for a dog or a cat.
2. Often, kennels. an establishment where dogs or cats are bred, trained, or boarded.
3. the hole or lair of an animal, esp. a fox.
4. a pack of dogs.
v.t. 5. to put or keep in or as if in a kennel.
v.i. 6. to shelter or lodge in or as if in a kennel.
[1300–50; Middle English kenel < Old French chenil Latin can(is) dog]
ken•nel2
(ˈkɛn l)n.
an open drain or sewer; gutter.
[1575–85; variant of cannel, Middle English canel channel1]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Kennel
a pack of hounds, dogs or other animals; Contemptuous, a set or class of persons. See also crew, gang.Examples: kennel of atheists, 1649; of hounds, 1526; of leopards, 1641; lions, 1844; stock-jobbers, 1720; wolves, 1641.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
kennel
Past participle: kennelled
Gerund: kennelling
Imperative |
---|
kennel |
kennel |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Noun | 1. | kennel - outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog outbuilding - a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building shelter - protective covering that provides protection from the weather |
Verb | 1. | kennel - put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog" shelter - provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
بَيت صَغير للكِلاببَيْتٌ صَغِيرٌ لِلْكَلبِمأوى الكِلاب
psí bouda
hundehuskennel
kennel
štenara
kutyaólkutyatenyészet
hundabyrgihundahótel
犬小屋
개집
šunidėšuns būda
suņu būdasuņu novietne
psia búda
pesjak
kennel
บ้านสุนัข
köpek bakım merkeziköpek kulubesiköpek kulübesi
chuồng chó
kennel
[ˈkenl] NA. N (= doghouse) → caseta f de perro kennels (= dogs' home) → residencia f canina; (for breeding) → criadero m de perros
to put a dog in kennels → poner a un perro en una residencia canina or en una perrera
to put a dog in kennels → poner a un perro en una residencia canina or en una perrera
B. CPD kennel maid N → chica f que trabaja en una residencia canina
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
kennel
n
→ Hundehütte f
kennels (= cage) → Hundezwinger m; (for breeding) → Hundezucht f; (boarding) → (Hunde)heim nt, → Tierheim nt; to put a dog in kennels → einen Hund in Pflege geben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
kennel
[ˈkɛnl] na. (dog house) → canile m
b. kennels npl or nsg (establishment, for boarding) → canile; (for breeding) → allevamento di cani
to put a dog in kennels → portare un cane al canile
to put a dog in kennels → portare un cane al canile
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
kennel
(ˈkenl) noun1. a type of small hut for a dog.
2. (usually in plural) a place where dogs can be looked after.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
kennel
→ بَيْتٌ صَغِيرٌ لِلْكَلبِ psí bouda hundehus Hundehütte σκυλόσπιτο caseta del perro, perrera kennel niche štenara canile 犬小屋 개집 hondenhok kennel buda canil конура kennel บ้านสุนัข köpek kulübesi chuồng chó 狗窝Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009